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About George Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
George Cottage is a detached house in Boldron, Barnard Castle, Barnard Castle (DL12 9RF). It has a recorded floor area of 172 m² (around 1851 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (June 2018) shows an E (score 41), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 172 m² it's 16.6% larger than the typical home in the postcode (148 m² median across 6 EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £539,000 is 14.7% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£254/sq ft) was about 69% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: August 2022 at £470,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
George Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E41
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.
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£539,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2022)
£470,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
Versus the street
Four headline reads against 6 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On habitable rooms, George Cottage stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£2,733
Street avg £2,136
Floor Area
172 m²
Street avg 152 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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
0.1 km
George and Dragon — bus stop.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around DL12 9RF from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.0dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 26 points of interest in total.
Beautiful places to visit nearby
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