Estimated value today£99klast sold £46,500, 2005 · likely £90k–£107k
Energy ratingC2011 certificate
Energy bills, a year£1,013about £84 a month at 2026 prices
Price per m²£1,263/m²neighbourhood typical £1,367/m²
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What would improve this home
Its 2011 energy certificate recommends 5 measures. All of them together typically cost £9.9k–£16k.
Cavity wall insulationtypically £500–£1.5k
Low energy lightingtypically £40–£40
Better heating controlstypically £350–£450
Solar water heatingtypically £4k–£6k
Solar panels (electricity)typically £5k–£8k
In the order the certificate lists them (usually cheapest and most effective first). Costs are the median of the ranges quoted on certificates across England and Wales, not quotes for this home. Grants may help: check the government's home energy grants service.
What's it worth with your changes?
Sale records can't see extensions, conversions or condition. Tell us what's changed since 2005 and we'll adjust the estimate, with a range that shows how sure we can be.
Low£92k
Likely£99k
High£105k
Starting value (our estimate)£99k
Range includes ±7% for the estimate itself. Effects are typical ranges, not this home's: a surveyor or local agent who sees it will do better. Work done before 2005 is already in the price. Evidence: of 573,662 homes we saw extended on their energy certificates (median +30 m²), the 123,110 that sold before and after grew a median 10.9% more than their neighbourhood: about a third of the extra space at the home's average price per m².
The home
Type
Terraced (mid-terrace)
Tenure
Freehold
Floor area
78 m² (840 sq ft), 5 habitable rooms
Built
1900-1929
Main heating fuel
gas
Sales since 1995
£47k (2005)
The estimate moves the last sale in line with the neighbourhood's like-for-like price index. It can't see extensions, condition or the market for this particular home: it is not a valuation.
Running costs (estimated, a year)
Heating
£760
Hot water
£129
Lighting
£124
Council tax 2026-27
Band D £2,508 in Westmorland and Furness; band A is the most common here. Check this home's band.
Council tax by band
A £1,672B £1,951C £2,229D £2,508E £3,065F £3,623G £4,180H £5,016
From the 2011 energy certificate, rescaled to 2026 gas and electricity prices (approximate national averages). Appliances, cooking and standing charges are not included; actual bills depend on how you live.
Getting about
Nearest station
Barrow-in-Furness, 1.0 km (busiest route: Millom)
Central London
358 km as the crow flies
Large employment centre
22 min by public transport · 12 by car
Town centre
14 min by public transport or walking
Commuting by train/Tube
1% of local workers · 13% mostly work from home
Airport
Liverpool John Lennon, 92 km
Everyday life
Weekly shop
food store about 7 min without a car
GP surgery
about 11 min
A&E
Furness General Hospital, 1.9 km (CQC: Good)
Top-rated primaries
Victoria Academy (0.6 km)
Top-rated secondaries
none within 6 km
Eating out
19 restaurants and cafés, 10 pubs and bars in the neighbourhood
School distances are straight lines; admissions depend on each school's catchment and criteria.
£942 a month for a 3-bedroom home in Westmorland and Furness (2026-08)
Gross yield
11.5% on the estimated value
Letting rules
rated C: meets the current E minimum
Council-wide average rents (ONS Price Index of Private Rents); bedrooms estimated from the certificate's habitable rooms. Before costs, voids, tax and mortgage interest.
Planning and development
Conservation area
not in one (postcode check)
Article 4 direction
none recorded
Brownfield sites in the neighbourhood
4 sites, about 292 homes planned
This home extended?
no extension seen on its energy certificates
Extensions on the street
1 other home on Melbourne Street (within 250 m) extended, most recently 2013
Company landlords
9.8% of homes in the neighbourhood are owned by companies (HM Land Registry, Oct 2026)
New homes completed 2021–2025
18 in the neighbourhood
Questions to raise
Generated from the facts above, as prompts for your solicitor, surveyor or the agent. Not legal advice.
Old energy certificateThe latest certificate we matched is from 2011; certificates last 10 years. The seller needs a current one, and it may differ.
Older home (built 1900-1929)Consider a full building survey (RICS Level 3) rather than a basic one: older homes more often have damp, roof, wiring, drainage or structural movement issues, and past alterations may predate building regulations.
Sewage spills nearbyStorm overflows within 2 km spilled for about 820 hours in 2025 (Environment Agency). Worth knowing if you plan to swim, paddle or walk the dog along the local river or coast.
Development planned nearbyThe council's brownfield register lists 3 sites of 50+ homes in this neighbourhood (largest: Former Golf Driving Range, 100 homes). Look up planning applications for anything near you.
Estimate is far from the last saleA lot has changed since it last sold, or the home has been extended or renovated. Rely on comparable recent sales and the survey.
For every purchaseCommission a survey suited to the home's age and condition, check the title plan matches what you see on the ground (boundaries, access, parking), and ask about disputes with neighbours, rights of way and shared drives.