Higginson Mill, Flat 1, Denton Mill Close, Carlisle, CA2 5NZ

Higginson Mill is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Carlisle (CA2 5NZ). It has a recorded floor area of 57 m² (around 614 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. At 57 m² this is the 12th smallest of 56 units on EPC record in Higginson Mill, where floor areas span 44–107 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to B, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (50 versus a best of 83). The latest certificate (March 2018) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

Held since November 2003 — that's 23 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 57 m² it's 17.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (69 m² median across 56 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2002–2003, sale prices on this property compounded at 27.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £111,000 sits 70.8% above the 2003 sale of £65,000.