Southey Cottage, Ivegill, Carlisle, CA4 0PW
About Southey Cottage
Southey Cottage is a semi-detached house in Ivegill, Carlisle, Carlisle (CA4 0PW). It has a recorded floor area of 67 m² (around 721 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1950-1966. The latest certificate (March 2019) shows an E (score 44), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in August 2018 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Average to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 104), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
At 67 m² it's 28.7% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (94 m² median across 3 EPCs).
Energy performance
Southey Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 7 March 2029
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency improved
More low energy lighting installed
Get a survey for this property
Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property has no mains gas supply, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
From £820 · Includes VAT
Planning history
Southey 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
Southey Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£186,000
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.
Median price across the last 5 sales in CA4 0PW: £155,000 (2017–1998).
Versus the street
Southey Cottage outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
44 (E)
Street avg 28 (F)
Floor Area
67 m²
Street avg 101 m²
CO₂ Emissions
6.8 t/year
Street avg 10.1 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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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
23/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Closest school
1.5 km
Ivegill CofE 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
45.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.5dB







