18 Rye Close, Blackwell, Carlisle, CA2 4SZ

18 Rye Close is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Blackwell, Carlisle, Carlisle (CA2 4SZ). It has a recorded floor area of 63 m² (around 678 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band A. At 63 m² this is the 4th smallest of 18 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 52–101 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (December 2019) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. When first surveyed in June 2009 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good.

Held since July 2008 — that's 18 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Today's modelled estimate of £100,000 sits 56.3% above the 2008 sale of £64,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£94/sq ft) was about 21.8% below the postcode norm. At 63 m² it's 20.3% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (79 m² median across 17 EPCs).