4 Birchdale Road, Carlisle, CA2 7QU
About 4 Birchdale Road
4 Birchdale Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Carlisle (CA2 7QU). It has a recorded floor area of 81 m² (around 872 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (November 2015) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from November 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 81 m² it sits well below the postcode median (116 m² across 5 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2017. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. 10 years since the last transfer (May 2016). Today's modelled estimate of £175,000 is 45.8% above the 2016 sale price.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
Energy performance
4 Birchdale Road 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 23 Nov 2025
EPC Rating
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Planning history
4 Birchdale Road has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
1 application on record at 4 Birchdale Road, Carlisle, CA2 7QU
- Apr 2017ExtensionOutlineOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single Storey Rear Extension
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 17/0014/PDN
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Sales history & valuation
4 Birchdale Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£175,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£120,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
5 May 2016Most recent
£120,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CA2 7QU: £170,000 (2018–2014).
Nearby sales in CA2 7QU
Versus other Birchdale Road homes
EPC Rating for 4 Birchdale Road lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,481
Street avg £1,346
Floor Area
81 m²
Street avg 112 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.1 t/year
Street avg 5.0 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Reported crime in the wider district is trending notably upward year-on-year.
Crime
5/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Closest school
0.6 km
Belle Vue Primary School. 8 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.7dB







