George Cottage, Main Street, Brough, Kirkby Stephen, CA17 4AY
About George Cottage
George Cottage is an end-of-terrace house in Brough, Kirkby Stephen, Kirkby Stephen (CA17 4AY). It has a recorded floor area of 116 m² (around 1249 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (March 2017) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
Held since May 2002 — that's 24 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 116 m² the property is well over the postcode median (83 m² across 4 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £244,000 sits 324.3% above the 2002 sale of £57,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£46/sq ft) was about 65.1% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
George Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
George Cottage has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
- Sept 2010ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Construction of a first floor extension to the rear of the dwelling over a recently constructed ground floor extension.
- Reference
- 10/0682
- Nov 2006ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Proposed single storey kitchen extension to rear.
- Reference
- 06/0765
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
George Cottage's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (2002).
£244,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£57,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
6 May 2002Most recent
£57,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in CA17 4AY: £89,000 (2022–1998).
Nearby sales in CA17 4AY
Ale House, Main Street, Brough, Kirkby Stephen, CA17 4AY
Sold Aug 2022
£223,000Westland House, Main Street, Brough, Kirkby Stephen, CA17 4AY
Sold Nov 2011
£85,000Hailwood House, Main Street, Brough, Kirkby Stephen, CA17 4AY
Sold Sept 2011
£152,500Inn Cottage, Main Street, Brough, Kirkby Stephen, CA17 4AY
Sold May 2004
£89,000Marhill, Main Street, Brough, Kirkby Stephen, CA17 4AY
Sold Jun 1998
£59,800
Everything we know about George 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 other Main Street homes
George Cottage is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£496
Street avg £1,435
Floor Area
116 m²
Street avg 107 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
9.2 t/year
Street avg 6.6 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Closest school
0.5 km
Brough Community Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.6dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
46.8dB