SMITHY COTTAGE, PORTINSCALE, KESWICK, CA12 5RD - £174,000

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SMITHY COTTAGE is a very small detached house of 55m², built sometime before 1900, which could now be worth an estimated £239,115. It was last sold for £174,000 in October 2008, which was around 13% below the average October 2008 detached price in the Cumberland local authority area. The most recent EPC inspection was July 2015, where the current energy rating was D, and the potential energy rating was B.

SMITHY COTTAGE Sold Prices

Land registry data shows two sales for SMITHY COTTAGE since 1^st January 1995. The below table shows the price paid for the two sales, along with the average detached price in the Cumberland local authority area for the corresponding sale date. One of the two SMITHY COTTAGE sales was for below the average price, whilst the other was for above the average price. The average price is sourced from the Office for National Statistics' House Price Index (HPI).

Date	Price	HPI Price	Variation from HPI
2008 24 OCT	£174,000	£199,456	13% below HPI
1999 19 MAY	£84,000	£77,766	8% above HPI

SMITHY COTTAGE Price Paid vs. HPI Average

The below graph shows the average detached house price in the Cumberland local authority area over time, sourced from the HPI. The two SMITHY COTTAGE sales from May 1999 and October 2008 have been plotted on the graph. A line has been extrapolated to show what the value of the property might have been over time, following each sale, had it maintained the same margin above or below the HPI (as a percentage). For example, the May 1999 sale was for 8% above the HPI. So the extrapolation line tracks at 8% above the HPI over time, until the October 2008 sale, where it falls to 13% below the HPI. The line then continues to track at 13% below the HPI.

What might SMITHY COTTAGE be worth now?

SMITHY COTTAGE might now be worth an estimated £239,115.

This is based on house price inflation of 37.4%, between October 2008 and June 2025, for detached houses, in the Cumberland local authority area, as calculated by the Office for National Statistics and published in their UK House Price Index (HPI).

The 37.4% inflationary increase is applied to the most recent sale price for SMITHY COTTAGE of £174,000 on 24th October 2008. For the value to have increased from £174,000 to £239,115 over the seventeen years and four months to June 2025, the following assumptions must hold true:

• The value of SMITHY COTTAGE has moved in line with the HPI for detached houses in the Cumberland local authority area.
• The October 2008 sale price of £174,000 represented a fair market value for the property.
• The size, condition, and specification of SMITHY COTTAGE has not materially changed since October 2008.

How Large is SMITHY COTTAGE?

SMITHY COTTAGE is 55m² according to the EPC inspection conducted in July 2015. This puts it in the smallest 10% of detached houses houses in Portinscale, based on EPC data. The below chart shows the distribution of detached houses houses by size in Portinscale, and where SMITHY COTTAGE lies on this distribution: 2% of detached houses houses are smaller than SMITHY COTTAGE, and 98% of houses are larger. Note that EPC data is not available for all properties in Portinscale.

SMITHY COTTAGE: Plot and Title Map

SMITHY COTTAGE sits on a plot of roughly 0.020 of an acre, or 82m². The below map shows the location of SMITHY COTTAGE, an approximate outline of the building(s), and the indicative extent of the property. The plot extent is a Land Registry INSPIRE Index Polygon, and it is important to note that a title may include more than one polygon, whereas only one polygon is shown on the map (the polygon which intersects with the position of SMITHY COTTAGE). The full extent of the land contained in any registered title can only be identified from the individual title plan. The maps on this page should not be relied upon to establish the extent of a title.

Where is SMITHY COTTAGE?

SMITHY COTTAGE is located in PORTINSCALE, in the CA12 postcode district. The below map shows the position of SMITHY COTTAGE in PORTINSCALE.