What kind of home is Oxenthwaite Cottage, CA17 4ES?

Oxenthwaite Cottage, CA17 4ES is a semi-detached house.

What did Oxenthwaite Cottage, CA17 4ES sell for?

Oxenthwaite Cottage, CA17 4ES last sold for £640,000 in March 2025, around 1 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £115,000 in October 1996. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of Oxenthwaite Cottage, CA17 4ES changed over time?

Across 3 sales between October 1996 and March 2025, Oxenthwaite Cottage, CA17 4ES rose from £115,000 to £640,000, a change of £525,000. That works out to roughly +6.2% per year compounded over 28 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does Oxenthwaite Cottage, CA17 4ES have?

The current EPC rating for Oxenthwaite Cottage, CA17 4ES is F with a score of 21 out of 100, lodged in March 2015. The assessor estimates the property could reach a D. Source: EPC Register.

How big is Oxenthwaite Cottage, CA17 4ES?

Oxenthwaite Cottage, CA17 4ES has a recorded floor area of 199 m² (2,142 sq ft). That makes it about 21% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in CA17 4ES. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does Oxenthwaite Cottage, CA17 4ES use?

The latest EPC at Oxenthwaite Cottage, CA17 4ES records electricity as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Has Oxenthwaite Cottage, CA17 4ES had any planning applications?

Oxenthwaite Cottage, CA17 4ES has 1 planning record on file (1 approved), most recent in November 2019. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What is the council tax band for Oxenthwaite Cottage, CA17 4ES?

Oxenthwaite Cottage, CA17 4ES is in council tax band E.

Which area is Oxenthwaite Cottage, CA17 4ES in?

Oxenthwaite Cottage, CA17 4ES sits in Barras, Kirkby Stephen, Kirkby Stephen. It falls within the CA17 postcode district in Cumbria.

Is Oxenthwaite Cottage, CA17 4ES in a safe area?

Police records around Oxenthwaite Cottage, CA17 4ES 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.

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Oxenthwaite Cottage, Barras, Kirkby Stephen, CA17 4ES

3 sales on record1 planning record

Property type

Semi-detached

Habitable rooms

From EPC

Floor area

199 m²

2142 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 21

Council tax

Band E

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About Oxenthwaite Cottage

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

Oxenthwaite Cottage is a semi-detached house in Barras, Kirkby Stephen, Kirkby Stephen (CA17 4ES). It has a recorded floor area of 199 m² (around 2142 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (March 2015) shows an F (score 21), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 61), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from March 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

A recent sale: £640,000 in March 2025. At 199 m² it's 21.3% larger than the typical home in the postcode (164 m² median across 3 EPCs). Across 1996–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.2% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£299/sq ft) was about 219.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2019.

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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.

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

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 31 Mar 2025

EPC Rating

F21

Main Heating

Heat Pump

Main Fuel

Electric

Hot Water

Poor

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

16.0 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Oxenthwaite Cottage, Barras, Kirkby Stephen, CA17 4ES, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Nov 2019
Full
In report
Retrospective application for the retention of 2 stable buildings.
Retrospective
Reference
19/0675
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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.

Latest sale on Oxenthwaite Cottage was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£644,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.2% per year over 28 years.

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Last sold (2025)

£640,000

Growth on file: 6.2% per year over 28 years.

Sales timeline

14 March 2025Most recent
£640,000
+332.4%over 25 years
14 July 1999
£148,000
+28.7%over 2 years
17 October 1996
£115,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CA17 4ES: £205,000 (2024–2017).

Nearby sales in CA17 4ES

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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 habitable rooms, Oxenthwaite Cottage stands well clear of the street.

EPC Rating

21 (F)

Street avg 20 (G)

Below

Floor Area

199 m²

Street avg 158 m²

Above

CO₂ Emissions

16.0 t/year

Street avg 18.9 t/year

Above

Habitable Rooms

8 rooms

Street avg 7 rooms

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.

Full Kirkby Stephen report

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· 07:00 – 23:00

43.7dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for CA17 4ES

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

35.6dB

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