Balmoral House, Flat 4, Lake Road, Keswick, CA12 5DQ

Balmoral House is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Keswick (CA12 5DQ). It has a recorded floor area of 31 m² (around 334 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. At 31 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across Balmoral House (31–69 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (November 2022) shows an E (score 42), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since May 2011. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

Untraded for 18 years, with the last transfer in December 2007. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 12.6% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £170,000 is 25.9% above the 2007 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£405/sq ft) was about 111.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 31 m² it sits well below the postcode median (71 m² across 9 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 89% of similar EPCs).