What kind of home is Orchard House, Mellbecks, CA17 4AB?

Orchard House, Mellbecks, CA17 4AB is a 3-bedroom semi-detached house, listed for its heritage value.

When did Orchard House, Mellbecks, CA17 4AB last change hands?

Orchard House, Mellbecks, CA17 4AB last sold for £280,000 in November 2020, around 6 years ago. Before that, it sold for £49,000 in July 1997, so prices have been rising over 23 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for Orchard House, Mellbecks, CA17 4AB?

Across 2 sales between July 1997 and November 2020, Orchard House, Mellbecks, CA17 4AB rose from £49,000 to £280,000, a change of £231,000. That works out to roughly +7.8% per year compounded over 23 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is Orchard House, Mellbecks, CA17 4AB?

The current EPC rating for Orchard House, Mellbecks, CA17 4AB is E with a score of 46 out of 100, lodged in July 2018. The assessor estimates the property could reach a D. Source: EPC Register.

How big is Orchard House, Mellbecks, CA17 4AB?

Orchard House, Mellbecks, CA17 4AB has a recorded floor area of 140 m² (1,507 sq ft), around 47 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 36% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in CA17 4AB. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does Orchard House, Mellbecks, CA17 4AB use?

The latest EPC at Orchard House, Mellbecks, CA17 4AB records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Has Orchard House, Mellbecks, CA17 4AB had any planning applications?

Orchard House, Mellbecks, CA17 4AB has 2 approved extension applications on file including two-storey rear extension and two-storey rear extension. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What is the council tax band for Orchard House, Mellbecks, CA17 4AB?

Orchard House, Mellbecks, CA17 4AB is in council tax band B. That sits at the lower end of the A-H ladder, typically reflecting smaller floor areas or lower 1991 valuations.

Which area is Orchard House, Mellbecks, CA17 4AB in?

Orchard House, Mellbecks, CA17 4AB sits in Kirkby Stephen. It falls within the CA17 postcode district in Cumbria.

How safe is the area around Orchard House, Mellbecks, CA17 4AB?

Police records around Orchard House, Mellbecks, CA17 4AB show an average of 3 reported crimes per month over the last 5 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 29% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near Orchard House, Mellbecks, CA17 4AB?

The closest primary school to Orchard House, Mellbecks, CA17 4AB is Kirkby Stephen Primary School (222m). The closest secondary is Kirkby Stephen Grammar School (403m).

What is the nearest station to Orchard House, Mellbecks, CA17 4AB?

The closest rail stop to Orchard House, Mellbecks, CA17 4AB is Kirkby Stephen Rail Station, 2.4km away.

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Orchard House, Mellbecks, Kirkby Stephen, CA17 4AB

Listed building4 planning records

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

140 m²

1507 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 46

Council tax

Band B

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About Orchard House

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

Orchard House is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Kirkby Stephen (CA17 4AB). It has a recorded floor area of 140 m² (around 1507 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. It is a listed building, which means external alterations are tightly controlled but it may qualify for heritage tax reliefs. The latest certificate (July 2018) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 68).

4 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent and conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations. At 140 m² it's 15.2% larger than the typical home in the postcode (122 m² median across 20 EPCs). Across 1997–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £313,000 is 11.8% above the 2020 sale price. Sold November 2020 for £280,000.

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Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms1
Dining roomYes

Outside

Private gardenYes
ParkingYes

Building

Listed buildingYes

Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Orchard House's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

E46

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

11.0 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Orchard House, Mellbecks, Kirkby Stephen, CA17 4AB, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Orchard House has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.

Aug 2021
ExtensionHeritage
In report
Extension: Two storey · Rear of property
Listed Building Consent for two storey rear extension and alterations.
Listed
Reference
21/0349
View planning record
Aug 2021
ExtensionFull
In report
Extension: Two storey · Rear of property
Two storey rear extension and alterations.
Reference
21/0337
View planning record

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Price for Orchard House has grown more than fourfold since the 1997 starting point.

Current estimate

£313,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.8% per year over 23 years.

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Last sold (2020)

£280,000

Growth on file: 7.8% per year over 23 years.

Sales timeline

13 November 2020Most recent
£280,000
+471.4%over 23 years
13 July 1997
£49,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CA17 4AB: £156,500 (2024–2021).

Nearby sales in CA17 4AB

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On the street

Versus other Mellbecks homes

Four headline reads against 16 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

CO₂ Emissions for Orchard House lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,000

Street avg £1,923

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Floor Area

140 m²

Street avg 130 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

11.0 t/year

Street avg 8.6 t/year

Strongly below

Comparables

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Kirkby Stephen district page.

Full Kirkby Stephen report

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.

Nearest stop

2.4 km

Kirkby Stephen Rail Station — railway station.

Closest school

0.2 km

Kirkby Stephen Primary School. 2 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CA17 4AB from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

46.5dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for CA17 4AB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.2dB

Low

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70 dB

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