Abbotsford House, Flat 2, Wordsworth Street, Penrith, CA11 7QY

Abbotsford House is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Penrith (CA11 7QY). It has a recorded floor area of 54 m² (around 581 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The property has solar panels on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. At 54 m² this is the 11th smallest of 17 units on EPC record in Abbotsford House, where floor areas span 51–105 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to B, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (October 2020) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (November 2010); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76).

Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 4.7% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £122,000 sits 68.3% above the 2017 sale of £72,500. At 54 m² it sits well below the postcode median (126 m² across 70 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On the market in March 2017 and unlisted since — roughly 9 years. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. One planning record on file: new windows refused in 2018.