What kind of home is 18 The Oval, CA2 6BL?

18 The Oval, CA2 6BL is a 3-bedroom semi-detached house, set on a cul-de-sac.

What did 18 The Oval, CA2 6BL sell for?

18 The Oval, CA2 6BL last sold for £147,500 in September 2021, around 5 years ago. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 18 The Oval, CA2 6BL?

The current EPC rating for 18 The Oval, CA2 6BL is E with a score of 49 out of 100, lodged in February 2014. It has dropped from a D recorded in November 2013. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 18 The Oval, CA2 6BL?

18 The Oval, CA2 6BL has a recorded floor area of 79 m² (850 sq ft), around 26 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 10% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in CA2 6BL. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 18 The Oval, CA2 6BL use?

The latest EPC at 18 The Oval, CA2 6BL records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 18 The Oval, CA2 6BL?

18 The Oval, CA2 6BL is in council tax band A. That sits at the lower end of the A-H ladder, typically reflecting smaller floor areas or lower 1991 valuations.

Which area is 18 The Oval, CA2 6BL in?

18 The Oval, CA2 6BL sits in Cummersdale, Carlisle, Carlisle. It falls within the CA2 postcode district in Cumbria.

How safe is the area around 18 The Oval, CA2 6BL?

Police records around 18 The Oval, CA2 6BL show an average of 260 reported crimes per month over the last 15 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 44% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 18 The Oval, CA2 6BL?

The closest primary school to 18 The Oval, CA2 6BL is Cummersdale School (149m), one of 13 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Richard Rose Morton Academy (1.7km).

How well connected is 18 The Oval, CA2 6BL?

The closest rail stop to 18 The Oval, CA2 6BL is Carlisle Rail Station, 2.7km away.

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18 The Oval, Cummersdale, Carlisle, CA2 6BL

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

79 m²

850 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 49

Council tax

Band A

Tenure

Owner Occupied

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Overview

About 18 The Oval

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

18 The Oval is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Cummersdale, Carlisle, Carlisle (CA2 6BL). It has a recorded floor area of 79 m² (around 850 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (February 2014) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (November 2013); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from February 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a balcony. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.

On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £181,000 is 22.7% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£173/sq ft) was about 20.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £147,500 in September 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms1

Outside

Private gardenYes
GarageYes
BalconyYes
Cul-de-sacYes

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Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

18 The Oval sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 21 Feb 2024

Current Certificate(1 of 2)

Feb 2014

EPC Rating

E49

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Average

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

5.4 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Expired on 21 February 2024

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 18 The Oval, Cummersdale, Carlisle, CA2 6BL, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

18 The Oval has no planning applications on record.

A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£181,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2021)

£147,500

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

29 September 2021Most recent
£147,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in CA2 6BL: £154,000 (2026–2021).

Nearby sales in CA2 6BL

On the street

Versus other The Oval homes

Four headline reads against 14 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On epc rating, 18 The Oval runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£1,867

Street avg £1,540

Strongly above

Floor Area

79 m²

Street avg 90 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

5.4 t/year

Street avg 3.9 t/year

Strongly below

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

£143k

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1 Burnsall Close

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2 bed

£153k

1 Bannisdale Way

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2 bed1 bath

£151k

1 Constable Street

CA2 6AB

2 bed1 bath

£147k

1 Burnrigg

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2 bed

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1 Bleaberry Way

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£179k

1 Bramble Way

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£176k

1 Arnison Close

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Carlisle district page.

Full Carlisle report

Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.

Crime

260/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

2.7 km

Carlisle Rail Station — railway station.

Closest school

0.1 km

Cummersdale School. 14 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CA2 6BL from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

42.7dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for CA2 6BL

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

36.1dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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Common questions

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