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About Balmer Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Balmer Cottage is a semi-detached house in Eggleston, Barnard Castle, Barnard Castle (DL12 0AN). It has a recorded floor area of 176 m² (around 1894 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (September 2021) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in May 2011 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Average, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and lighting went from Average to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 176 m² it's 29.6% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (250 m² median across 4 EPCs).
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Balmer Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Current Certificate(1 of 3)
Sept 2021
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E46
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
13.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Balmer Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£421,000
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.
Versus other Balmer Lane homes
Four headline reads against 4 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On habitable rooms, Balmer Cottage runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
46 (E)
Street avg 48 (E)
Floor Area
176 m²
Street avg 236 m²
CO₂ Emissions
13.0 t/year
Street avg 15.4 t/year
Similar properties nearby
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The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Barnard Castle district page.
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
1/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.4 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around DL12 0AN from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.4dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 14 points of interest in total.
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