24 Abbotsford Drive, Carlisle, CA3 0QJ

24 Abbotsford Drive is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Carlisle (CA3 0QJ). It has a recorded floor area of 77 m² (around 829 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (May 2020) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since October 2009. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Poor to Average; while main heating dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump.

Untraded for 27 years, with the last transfer in November 1999. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £169,000 sits 202.1% above the 1999 sale of £55,950. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£68/sq ft) was about 47.2% below the postcode norm. At 77 m² it sits well below the postcode median (115 m² across 20 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 70% of similar EPCs).