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

4 Blackbull Barn is a semi-detached house in Kirkby Stephen (CA17 4QL). It has a recorded floor area of 82 m² (around 883 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. At 82 m² this is the largest unit on EPC record across the building (34–82 m²). The building's EPC ratings span F to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (28 versus a best of 69). The latest certificate (March 2015) shows an F (score 28), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it E (October 2013); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, window efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and lighting dropped from Very Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from March 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

It hasn't traded since December 2003, a hold of 22 years that's notably long for the area. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £146,000 sits 158.4% above the 2003 sale of £56,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£64/sq ft) was about 53.4% below the postcode norm.