1 The Abbey, Carlisle, CA3 8TZ
About 1 The Abbey
1 The Abbey is a detached house in Carlisle (CA3 8TZ). It has a recorded floor area of 428 m² (around 4607 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (February 2025) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76).
At 428 m² the property is well over the postcode median (89 m² across 12 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 tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations.
Energy performance
1 The Abbey's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
1 The Abbey sits within a conservation area — exterior works face additional planning controls.
3 applications on record at 1 The Abbey, Carlisle, CA3 8TZ
- Aug 2008FullOutcome in report
Change Of Use From A1 To B1 (Business) And D1 (Non-Residential Institutions)
- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- 08/0502
- More recent applications — locked
- Tree WorksSept 2023Decision
- Tree WorksFeb 2021Decision
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Sales history & valuation
1 The Abbey has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£822,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Versus other The Abbey homes
Floor Area for 1 The Abbey runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
EPC Rating
56 (D)
Street avg 55 (D)
Floor Area
428 m²
Street avg 205 m²
CO₂ Emissions
20.0 t/year
Street avg 9.8 t/year
Habitable Rooms
10 rooms
Street avg 5 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
0.6 km
Carlisle Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
0.6 km
Trinity School. 23 schools nearby.
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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
55.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
45.5dB







