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Maranatha Cottage, Barras, Kirkby Stephen, CA17 4ES

1 planning record
Property type
Semi-detached
Habitable rooms
7
From EPC
Floor area
164 m²
1765 sq ft
Energy rating
G
Score 3
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Maranatha Cottage

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

Maranatha Cottage is a semi-detached house in Barras, Kirkby Stephen, Kirkby Stephen (CA17 4ES). It has a recorded floor area of 164 m² (around 1765 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (September 2023) shows a G (score 3), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 95), a 6-band jump. Main heating runs on to be used only when there is no heating/hot.

Across 2004–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at -2.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £268,000 sits 168% above the 2024 sale of £100,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£57/sq ft) was about 62.4% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2004. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 164 m² it's 17.6% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (199 m² median across 3 EPCs). Last sale on file: £100,000 in August 2024.

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Valuation

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Risks

planning & flood

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.

Maranatha Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
F
G
G3
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Hot Water
Very Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
20.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Maranatha Cottage, Barras, Kirkby Stephen, CA17 4ES, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
  1. Oct 2004
    ConservatoryFull
    In report

    Conservatory extension and detached garage.

    Extension
    Reference
    04/0896
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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.

Maranatha Cottage's sale-price growth has lagged the wider UK trajectory across its history on file.

Current estimate

£268,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -2.4% per year over 21 years.

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Last sold (2024)

£100,000

Growth on file: -2.4% per year over 21 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 15 August 2024Most recent

    £100,000

    -39.4%over 20 years
  2. 30 January 2004

    £165,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CA17 4ES: £275,000 (2025–2017).

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On the street

Versus the street

Four headline reads against 3 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On epc rating, Maranatha Cottage runs well behind the street norm.

EPC Rating

3 (G)

Street avg 26 (F)

Strongly below

Floor Area

164 m²

Street avg 170 m²

Below

CO₂ Emissions

20.0 t/year

Street avg 17.6 t/year

Below

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 7 rooms

On par
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.

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.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

43.7dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CA17 4ES

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

35.6dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Common questions

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