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

2 Blackbull Barn is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Kirkby Stephen (CA17 4QL). It has a recorded floor area of 61 m² (around 657 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (October 2013) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in September 2009 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Poor to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from October 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. At 61 m² this is the 3rd smallest of 5 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 34–82 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to C across 5 units on file.

Untraded for 21 years, with the last transfer in July 2005. At 61 m² it sits well below the postcode median (89 m² across 26 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 77% of similar EPCs). Across 2001–2005, sale prices on this property compounded at 25.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £113,000 is 44.9% above the 2005 sale price.