1 Blackbull Barn, Faraday Road, Kirkby Stephen, CA17 4QL

1 Blackbull Barn is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Kirkby Stephen (CA17 4QL). It has a recorded floor area of 34 m² (around 366 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. At 34 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (34–82 m²). The building's EPC ratings span F to C across 5 units on file. The latest certificate (November 2015) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77). The latest certificate is from November 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

It changed hands recently, sold November 2025 for £110,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. At 34 m² it sits well below the postcode median (89 m² across 26 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 2002–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£301/sq ft) was about 122% above the typical sold price in the postcode.