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About Church View Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Church View Cottage is a mid-terrace house in Bowes, Barnard Castle, Barnard Castle (DL12 9LG). It has a recorded floor area of 88 m² (around 947 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (March 2019) shows an E (score 43), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 108), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
Sale prices here have lagged England HPI: -6.7% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £184,000 sits 256.6% above the 2018 sale of £51,600. Last changed hands 8 years ago, in February 2018. At 88 m² it's 22.5% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (114 m² median across 3 EPCs).
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Church View Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E43
F
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Very Poor
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
12.0 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.
Church View Cottage's sale-price growth has lagged the wider UK trajectory across its history on file.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£184,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -6.7% per year over 12 years.
Last sold (2018)
£51,600
Growth on file: -6.7% per year over 12 years.
Sales timeline
Versus the street
Four headline reads against 3 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Floor Area for Church View Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
43 (E)
Street avg 46 (E)
Floor Area
88 m²
Street avg 127 m²
CO₂ Emissions
12.0 t/year
Street avg 5.1 t/year
Similar properties nearby
A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
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.
Crime
1/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
Church — bus stop.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around DL12 9LG from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.9dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 8 points of interest in total.
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