Swindale Cottage, Brough, Kirkby Stephen, CA17 4DU
About Swindale Cottage
Swindale Cottage is a detached house in Brough, Kirkby Stephen, Kirkby Stephen (CA17 4DU). It has a recorded floor area of 74 m² (around 797 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (November 2016) shows a G (score 12), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it F (May 2015); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 98), a 6-band jump. Main heating runs on dual fuel.
At 74 m² it sits well below the postcode median (133 m² across 4 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement.
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Risks
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Trends
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Energy performance
Swindale Cottage sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating system changed
Changed to a more efficient fuel source
Heating controls changed
Roof insulation improved
Hot water efficiency decreased
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
More low energy lighting installed
Replaced storage heaters with gas boiler
Fuel source changed
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water efficiency improved
Roof insulation improved
Planning history
Swindale Cottage has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
2applications of note in the surrounding area
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Sales history & valuation
Swindale Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£248,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 4 sales in CA17 4DU: £144,500 (2022–1996).
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- Larger development activity nearby
Versus the street
On epc rating, Swindale Cottage runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
12 (G)
Street avg 46 (E)
Floor Area
74 m²
Street avg 175 m²
CO₂ Emissions
12.0 t/year
Street avg 9.0 t/year
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Closest school
0.6 km
Brough Community Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
46.3dB