What kind of home is The Cottage, Main Street, CA17 4AX?

The Cottage, Main Street, CA17 4AX is a mid-terrace house.

When did The Cottage, Main Street, CA17 4AX last change hands?

The Cottage, Main Street, CA17 4AX last sold for £162,500 in December 2022, around 3 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £92,000 in March 2017. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has The Cottage, Main Street, CA17 4AX appreciated in value?

Across 3 sales between March 2017 and December 2022, The Cottage, Main Street, CA17 4AX rose from £92,000 to £162,500, a change of £70,500. That works out to roughly +10.4% per year compounded over 6 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does The Cottage, Main Street, CA17 4AX have?

The current EPC rating for The Cottage, Main Street, CA17 4AX is E with a score of 52 out of 100, lodged in July 2014. The assessor estimates the property could reach a A. Source: EPC Register.

How big is The Cottage, Main Street, CA17 4AX?

The Cottage, Main Street, CA17 4AX has a recorded floor area of 70 m² (753 sq ft). That makes it about 32% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in CA17 4AX. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does The Cottage, Main Street, CA17 4AX use?

The latest EPC at The Cottage, Main Street, CA17 4AX records electricity as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Which area is The Cottage, Main Street, CA17 4AX in?

The Cottage, Main Street, CA17 4AX sits in Brough, Kirkby Stephen, Kirkby Stephen. It falls within the CA17 postcode district in Cumbria.

Is The Cottage, Main Street, CA17 4AX in a safe area?

Police records around The Cottage, Main Street, CA17 4AX 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 The Cottage, Main Street, CA17 4AX?

The closest primary school to The Cottage, Main Street, CA17 4AX is Brough Community Primary School (410m).

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The Cottage, Main Street, Brough, Kirkby Stephen, CA17 4AX

3 sales on record

Property type

Mid terrace

Habitable rooms

From EPC

Floor area

70 m²

753 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 52

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About The Cottage

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

The Cottage is a mid-terrace house in Brough, Kirkby Stephen, Kirkby Stephen (CA17 4AX). It has a recorded floor area of 70 m² (around 753 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (July 2014) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 96), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from July 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 70 m² it sits well below the postcode median (101 m² across 10 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 2017–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 10.4% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£216/sq ft) was about 68.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: December 2022 at £162,500. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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Risks

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Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Energy

Energy performance

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

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 08 Jul 2024

EPC Rating

E52

Main Heating

Electric

Main Fuel

Electric

Hot Water

Very Poor

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

3.3 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against The Cottage, Main Street, Brough, Kirkby Stephen, CA17 4AX, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

The Cottage has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

2applications of note in the surrounding area

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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.

The Cottage saw 3 transfers in just over a decade — high turnover for the postcode.

Current estimate

£160,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 10.4% per year over 6 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£162,500

Growth on file: 10.4% per year over 6 years.

Sales timeline

9 December 2022Most recent
£162,500
+41.3%over 2 years
2 November 2020
£115,000
+25.0%over 3 years
15 March 2017
£92,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CA17 4AX: £130,000 (2025–2019).

Nearby sales in CA17 4AX

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On the street

Versus other Main Street homes

Four headline reads against 10 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Price per m² for The Cottage runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£2,321

Street avg £1,482

Strongly above

Floor Area

70 m²

Street avg 120 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

3.3 t/year

Street avg 11.6 t/year

Strongly above

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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.

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Crime

3/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Closest school

0.4 km

Brough Community Primary School. 1 school nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

54.2dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for CA17 4AX

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

47.3dB

Low

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