Cumberland Cottage, New Street, Brookhouse, Lancaster, LA2 9JR

Cumberland Cottage is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Brookhouse, Lancaster, Lancaster (LA2 9JR). It has a recorded floor area of 45 m² (around 484 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (May 2019) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (March 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Poor to Average; while roof efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 3-band jump. Period features are noted in the property record.

It hasn't traded since October 2006, a hold of 20 years that's notably long for the area. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2005. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1998–2006, sale prices on this property compounded at 14.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £138,000 is 11.7% above the 2006 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£255/sq ft) was about 40% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 45 m² it's 28.6% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (63 m² median across 3 EPCs).