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Get startedThe Cottage is a two-bedroom detached house in Keswick (CA12 4LS). It has a recorded floor area of 78 m² (around 840 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (January 2020) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in June 2009 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good, lighting went from Poor to Very Good and main heating went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 3-band jump. Other recorded features include notable views and a self-contained annexe.
Held since February 2003 — that's 23 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 14% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £419,000 sits 99.5% above the 2003 sale of £210,000. At 78 m² it sits well below the postcode median (124 m² across 11 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 82% of similar EPCs).
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
The Cottage has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1997.
£419,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 14.0% per year over 6 years.
£210,000
Growth on file: 14.0% per year over 6 years.
Price per m² for The Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,692
Street avg £4,362
Floor Area
78 m²
Street avg 174 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Crime
4/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
1.8 km
Keswick Ferry Landing — ferry terminal.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.2dB

Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water efficiency improved
More low energy lighting installed
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21 February 2003Most recent
£210,000
+114.3%over 5 years30 April 1997
£98,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CA12 4LS: £520,000 (2024–2021).
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Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.6 t/year
Street avg 8.7 t/year
CA12 4DE
Closest school
0.5 km
St Herbert's CofE (VA) Primary and Nursery School. 2 schools nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.0dB
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