Barley Cottage, Front Street, Cotehill, Carlisle, CA4 0DL
About Barley Cottage
Barley Cottage is a semi-detached house in Cotehill, Carlisle, Carlisle (CA4 0DL). It has a recorded floor area of 69 m² (around 743 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (July 2024) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since July 2012. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 3-band jump.
Last sale on file: £149,000 in September 2024. Across the public record there are 8 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1999–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.4% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£201/sq ft) was about 119.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system changed
More low energy lighting installed
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919, has been extended more than once, and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
Barley Cottage has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
1 notable application nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
Barley Cottage has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1999.
£154,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.4% per year over 25 years.
£149,000
Growth on file: 4.4% per year over 25 years.
Sales timeline
9 September 2024Most recent
£149,000
+21.1%over 3 years28 March 2021
£123,000
-5.4%26 March 2021
£130,000
+6.6%over 7 years4 July 2013
£122,000
-2.4%over 3 years27 November 2009
£125,000
+13.6%over 3 years25 May 2006
£110,000
+107.5%over 4 years13 September 2001
£53,000
+2.9%over 1 year30 November 1999
£51,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in CA4 0DL: £95,000 (2025–1996).
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Closest school
2.8 km
Cumwhinton School. 1 school nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
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
46.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.8dB







