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About Forest Hill Farm
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Forest Hill Farm is a detached house in Bowscar, Penrith, Penrith (CA11 8RY). It has a recorded floor area of 267 m² (around 2874 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (June 2025) shows a C (score 72). The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since September 2015. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 101), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 267 m² the property is well over the postcode median (63 m² across 3 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 8 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 3 refused.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Forest Hill Farm's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Jun 2025
EPC Rating
A
B
C
C72
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
12.0 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Forest Hill Farm, Bowscar, Penrith, CA11 8RY, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
A recent planning application at Forest Hill Farm was refused — worth checking the council file.
- Jun 2025FullGranted
Removal of condition 5 (occupancy restriction), attached to approval 10/0489.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Forest Hill Farm has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£747,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Versus the street
Four headline reads against 3 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
EPC Rating for Forest Hill Farm runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
EPC Rating
72 (C)
Street avg 39 (F)
Floor Area
267 m²
Street avg 65 m²
CO₂ Emissions
12.0 t/year
Similar properties nearby
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The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Penrith district page.
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CA11 8RY from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.1dB
Everything within walking distance
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