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Get startedSmithy Cottage is a detached house in Thirlmere, Keswick, Keswick (CA12 4TG). It has a recorded floor area of 153 m² (around 1647 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (January 2023) shows an F (score 26), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it E (October 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Good to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 4.2% per year against 0% for the wider region. Sold February 2024 for £590,000.
Smithy Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
£589,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.2% per year over 6 years.
£590,000
Growth on file: 4.2% per year over 6 years.
Crime
4/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.4dB

Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water efficiency improved
Windows upgraded to triple glazing
Wall insulation improved
Heating controls changed
Hot water efficiency decreased
More low energy lighting installed
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29 February 2024Most recent
£590,000
+27.6%over 5 years16 March 2018
£462,500
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.0dB
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