High Ewbank, Lower House, Barras, Kirkby Stephen, CA17 4JD
About High Ewbank
High Ewbank is a detached house in Barras, Kirkby Stephen, Kirkby Stephen (CA17 4JD). It has a recorded floor area of 174 m² (around 1873 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (August 2021) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it C (September 2009); the latest reading is 2 bands lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 92), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 174 m² the property is well over the postcode median (115 m² across 4 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs). It changed hands recently, sold January 2025 for £430,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 2002–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.8% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£230/sq ft) was about 76.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
High Ewbank's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls changed
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
- May 2012
- Nov 2007RenovationFullIn report
Retrospective application for elevational alterations made to renovated barn approved under application 06/0908 dated 05 March 2007.
Retrospective- Reference
- 07/0868
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on High Ewbank was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£456,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.8% per year over 22 years.
£430,000
Growth on file: 8.8% per year over 22 years.
Sales timeline
29 January 2025Most recent
£430,000
-8.0%over 2 years4 February 2022
£467,500
+99.4%over 7 years9 January 2015
£234,500
+260.8%over 12 years22 August 2002
£65,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CA17 4JD: £165,000 (2022–2010).
Nearby sales in CA17 4JD
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What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby
Versus the street
On years held, High Ewbank runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,471
Street avg £2,216
Floor Area
174 m²
Street avg 111 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
10.0 t/year
Street avg 5.0 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
40.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.0dB