20 Caldew Maltings, Bridge Lane, Carlisle, CA2 5SW

20 Caldew Maltings is a detached house in Carlisle (CA2 5SW). It has a recorded floor area of 97 m² (around 1044 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (September 2016) shows an F (score 27), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it D (October 2009); the latest reading is 2 bands lower. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to E (score 49). Main heating runs on to be used only when there is no heating/hot. At 97 m² this is the 53rd smallest of 61 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 43–122 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to B, with this unit at the bottom.

Held since September 1997 — that's 29 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £118,000 sits 237.6% above the 1997 sale of £34,950. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£33/sq ft) was about 53.3% below the postcode norm.