Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Birkthwaite Cottage, Wreay, Carlisle, CA4 0RZ
Estimated value
£305,000
- Since the 2000 sale (£50,000)+510%
- Against CA4 0RZ's recent median (£325,000)-6%
Newest record on this page: November 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
5
From EPC
Floor area
129 m²
1389 sq ft
Energy rating
F
Score 24
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Private Rental
About this valuation
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Our estimate
£305,000
- Against its 2000 sale (£50,000)+510%
- Against CA4 0RZ's recent median (£325,000)-6%
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How the estimate is made
The estimate for Birkthwaite Cottage is modelled from its 129 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in CA4 0RZ. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
What it's based on
Floor area
129 m² from the EPC lodged in January 2013
Sales of this home
1 sale recorded, the latest in 2000
Recent sales in CA4 0RZ
5 sales, median £325,000 (2025–2014)
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| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: November 2025 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Estimate from the last refresh | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | None on this home | Full history, plus nearby schemes |
| Flood risk | Not shown | Included |
Sales history & valuation
Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Birkthwaite Cottage's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (2000).
Sales timeline
17 July 2000Most recent
£50,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CA4 0RZ: £325,000 (2025–2014).
Nearby sales in CA4 0RZ
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Sold Nov 2025
£395,000Petteril Crooks Mill, Wreay, Carlisle, CA4 0RZ
Sold Jan 2020
£580,0002 Birkthwaite Mews, Wreay, Carlisle, CA4 0RZ
Sold Jun 2017
£325,0001 Birkthwaite Mews, Wreay, Carlisle, CA4 0RZ
Sold Sept 2016
£184,0005 Birkthwaite Mews, Wreay, Carlisle, CA4 0RZ
Sold Feb 2014
£238,500
What this page doesn't show
1 potential issue has already been flagged for Birkthwaite Cottage, Wreay, Carlisle, CA4 0RZ. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
- Larger development activity nearbyIn report
- Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
- Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
- Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report
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About Birkthwaite Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Birkthwaite Cottage is a detached house in Wreay, Carlisle, Carlisle (CA4 0RZ). It has a recorded floor area of 129 m² (around 1389 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (January 2013) shows an F (score 24), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 65), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on lpg. The latest certificate is from January 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Untraded for 26 years, with the last transfer in July 2000. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £305,000 sits 510% above the 2000 sale of £50,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£36/sq ft) was about 77.9% below the postcode norm.
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Birkthwaite Cottage sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 09 Jan 2023
Current Certificate
Jan 2013EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
F
F24
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
9.5 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
Certificate validity
Expired on 9 January 2023
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Birkthwaite Cottage, Wreay, Carlisle, CA4 0RZ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Birkthwaite Cottage has no planning applications on record.
1
But the area is active
1 notable application nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Versus the street
Four headline reads against 8 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On price per m², Birkthwaite Cottage runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£388
Street avg £2,177
Floor Area
129 m²
Street avg 150 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
9.5 t/year
Street avg 8.0 t/year
The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Carlisle district page.
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
1.2 km
Wreay Church of England Primary School. 1 school nearby.
Nearest schools
- Wreay Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary1.2km
Most reported crime locally
- Violence & Sexual Offences167 reports51%
- Public Order34 reports10%
- Drugs29 reports9%
- Criminal Damage & Arson27 reports8%
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
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CA4 0RZ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.1dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.8dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Victorian-eraDetached HouseEPC FPre-1919 buildExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)No mains gas
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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
- How the estimate is made
- The estimate for Birkthwaite Cottage is modelled from its 129 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in CA4 0RZ. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
- Where sold prices come from
- Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 1 sale is recorded for Birkthwaite Cottage. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
- Reading the EPC
- Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for Birkthwaite Cottage was lodged in January 2013 at band F and expired in January 2023, so a new one is needed to sell or let. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
- Planning records
- Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. None is matched to Birkthwaite Cottage. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
- Area figures
- Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 14 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 1 school and 0 stops listed are measured in a straight line from CA4 0RZ, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
- Council tax band
- Birkthwaite Cottage is in council tax band E. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.
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