Furze Brook, Plains Road, Wetheral, Carlisle, CA4 8LA
About Furze Brook
Furze Brook is a semi-detached house in Wetheral, Carlisle, Carlisle (CA4 8LA). It has a recorded floor area of 247 m² (around 2659 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (August 2024) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in May 2016 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 2-band jump.
At 247 m² the property is well over the postcode median (181 m² across 14 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 4 planning records sit against the property, 4 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
Furze Brook's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Window efficiency improved
More low energy lighting installed
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919 and has been extended more than once, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
Furze Brook has been through 4 approved planning applications — a well-evolved property.
4 applications on record at Furze Brook, Plains Road, Wetheral, Carlisle, CA4 8LA
- Jul 2000RenovationFullOutcome in report
Replacement of flat roof with pitched roof
- Reference
- 00/0473
- More recent applications — locked
- Tree WorksApr 2018Decision
- Tree WorksJan 2012Decision
+ 1 more application in the report
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Sales history & valuation
Furze Brook has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£559,000
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 8LA: £375,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in CA4 8LA
Dewberry Lodge, Plains Road, Wetheral, Carlisle, CA4 8LA
Sold Mar 2025
£375,000Dunkeld, Plains Road, Wetheral, Carlisle, CA4 8LA
Sold Sept 2024
£385,000South Riding, Plains Road, Wetheral, Carlisle, CA4 8LA
Sold Aug 2023
£370,000Baytree House, Plains Road, Wetheral, Carlisle, CA4 8LA
Sold Jun 2022
£740,000Mill Eden, Plains Road, Wetheral, Carlisle, CA4 8LA
Sold Feb 2021
£515,000
Versus other Plains Road homes
EPC Rating
53 (E)
Street avg 58 (D)
Floor Area
247 m²
Street avg 230 m²
CO₂ Emissions
11.8 t/year
Street avg 12.2 t/year
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 8 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
Wetheral Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
1.3 km
Great Corby School and Nursery. 4 schools 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
46.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.3dB







