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Get started3 Borrowdale Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Keswick (CA12 5DD). It has a recorded floor area of 55 m² (around 592 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. At 55 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (55–176 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C across 5 units on file. The latest certificate (February 2023) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in July 2014 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77).
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 6.7% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £378,000 is 22.5% below the 2016 sale of £487,500, below the original sale price, which typically signals condition or completion-status changes worth verifying. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£823/sq ft) was about 175.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 55 m² it sits well below the postcode median (125 m² across 4 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 4 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last sold in December 2016, so it's been off the market for around 9 years.
Replacement of existing timber windows and door to rear and side elevation with white upvc, skylights with centre pivot (velux) windows (cgl) all low 'e' double glazed
3 Borrowdale Road has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1998.
£378,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.7% per year over 19 years.
£487,500
Growth on file: 6.7% per year over 19 years.
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
4/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.5 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.2dB

Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system changed
More low energy lighting installed
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Lake District Applications Lake District Applications: Replacement of existing timber windows and door to rear and side elevation with white upvc, skylights with centre pivot (velux) windows (cgl) all low 'e' double glazed
2 more applications for this property
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14 December 2016Most recent
£487,500
+74.4%over 12 years9 January 2004
£279,500
+95.5%over 5 years23 January 1998
£143,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CA12 5DD: £495,000 (2020–2005).
CA12 5FE
Keswick Ferry Landing — ferry terminal.
Closest school
0.9 km
St Herbert's CofE (VA) Primary and Nursery School. 2 schools nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.5dB
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