38 Abbey Street, Carlisle, CA3 8TX
About 38 Abbey Street
38 Abbey Street is a mid-terrace house in Carlisle (CA3 8TX). It has a recorded floor area of 209 m² (around 2250 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (February 2020) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since February 2010. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump.
At 209 m² the property is well over the postcode median (64 m² across 15 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include change of use to residential, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. On the market in May 2017 and unlisted since — roughly 9 years. Today's modelled estimate of £281,000 is 34.9% above the 2017 sale price.
Energy performance
38 Abbey Street's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
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Planning history
38 Abbey Street has a listed-building consent on record — alterations to a listed property are tightly controlled.
3 applications on record at 38 Abbey Street, Carlisle, CA3 8TX
- Dec 2002Change of UseHeritageOutcome in report
Change of use from office accommodation to 2no. dwellings (LBC)
- Reference
- 02/1032
- More recent applications — locked
- RenovationDec 2010Decision
- Change of UseDec 2002Decision
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Sales history & valuation
38 Abbey Street valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£281,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£208,350
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
11 May 2017Most recent
£208,350
28 May 2015
£208,380
Median price across the last 5 sales in CA3 8TX: £140,000 (2025–2020).
Nearby sales in CA3 8TX
Versus other Abbey Street homes
Habitable Rooms for 38 Abbey Street runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
EPC Rating
56 (D)
Street avg 56 (D)
Floor Area
209 m²
Street avg 170 m²
CO₂ Emissions
11.0 t/year
Street avg 11.0 t/year
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.7 km
Carlisle Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
0.7 km
Trinity School. 23 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
54.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.7dB







