16 St Peters Close, Carlisle, CA3 0BD

16 St Peters Close is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Carlisle (CA3 0BD). It has a recorded floor area of 35 m² (around 377 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band B. At 35 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (35–64 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (46 versus a best of 76). The latest certificate (May 2025) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it C (August 2009); the latest reading is 2 bands lower. Between certificates, main heating went from Average to Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 2-band jump.

Held since November 2009 — that's 17 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. At 35 m² it sits well below the postcode median (57 m² across 19 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. Today's modelled estimate of £126,000 sits 85.3% above the 2009 sale of £68,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£180/sq ft) was about 76.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode.