Eden Cottage, Kirkby Stephen, CA17 4AP
About Eden Cottage
Eden Cottage is a detached house in Kirkby Stephen (CA17 4AP). It has a recorded floor area of 116 m² (around 1249 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1950-1966. The latest certificate (October 2019) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 93), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
Held since March 2007 — that's 19 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Across 1997–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £274,000 sits 71.2% above the 2007 sale of £160,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£128/sq ft) was about 83.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 116 m² it sits well below the postcode median (287 m² across 6 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 3 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Eden Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Apr 2024ConditionsIn report
Discharge of condition 4 (European Protected Species (EPS) licence), attached to approval 22/0423.
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- 2024/0595/DISC
- Mar 2024ConditionsIn report
Discharge of condition 3 (construction traffic management plan), attached to approval 22/0423.
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 2024/0275/DISC
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Eden Cottage has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1997.
£274,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.1% per year over 10 years.
£160,000
Growth on file: 8.1% per year over 10 years.
Sales timeline
19 March 2007Most recent
£160,000
+60.0%over 4 years17 March 2003
£100,000
+37.0%over 6 years30 January 1997
£73,000
Median price across the last 3 sales in CA17 4AP: £200,000 (2019–1999).
Everything we know about Eden Cottage, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby
Versus the street
On floor area, Eden Cottage runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
39 (E)
Street avg 51 (E)
Floor Area
116 m²
Street avg 306 m²
CO₂ Emissions
11.0 t/year
Street avg 13.9 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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.
Closest school
0.9 km
Kirkby Stephen Grammar School. 2 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.9dB