8 Balmoral Court, Carlisle, CA3 9PW

8 Balmoral Court is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Carlisle (CA3 9PW). It has a recorded floor area of 51 m² (around 549 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (August 2021) shows an F (score 23), near the bottom of the EPC scale. When first surveyed in December 2009 the rating was G, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor; while wall efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. At 51 m² this is the 17th smallest of 23 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 30–68 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to D, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (23 versus a best of 68).

It hasn't traded since December 2007, a hold of 18 years that's notably long for the area. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Across 1997–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 13.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £109,000 sits 73% above the 2007 sale of £63,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£115/sq ft) was about 25.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 77% of similar EPCs).