Sold STC Semi-detached

70 HILLARY GROVE

CARLISLE, CUMBERLAND CA1 3JQ

2 beds 1 baths 721 sq ft Listed 7 Mar 2025 (-501d)

£135,000

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Property details

Tenure

FREEHOLD

Floor area

67 m²

EPC rating

D

Year built

England and Wales: 1950-1966

Last sold

£140,000 Jun 2025

Price per m²

£2,015/m²

Local average

£184,549 (-26.8%)

Deprivation

Decile 3 (9,726 of 33,755)

Street crime

106 incidents within 1 mile (May 2026)

Key features

  • QUOTE NL0727
  • Beautifully presented semi detached home
  • Fabulous rear garden with impressive outbuilding creating ideal home working space
  • Two brilliant double bedrooms with fitted storage
  • Bright dual aspect living/dining room
  • Gorgeous modern fitted kitchen
  • Handy utility room
  • Off street parking for multiple vehicles

Additional details

Parking
Yes
Garden
Yes

Description

If you're in need of home working space, or are looking to run your business from home, 70 Hillary Grove is sure to appeal to you, with a fantastic outbuilding in the garden all set up and ready for you.
This move in ready home features a bright and spacious living/dining room, gorgeous modern fitted kitchen, handy utility room, two generous double bedrooms, a stunning three piece bathroom, huge garden, off street parking for multiple vehicles and is ready to view now. QUOTE NL0727.
The property is approached by a spacious shillied driveway to fit multiple vehicles.
You enter the home into the welcoming hallway which has plenty of space for your coats and shoes, the staircase leading to the first floor with storage below, a door straight ahead to the kitchen, and a door on your right to the living/dining room.
The dual aspect living/dining room is flooded with natural light, has plenty of space for a large dining table for entertaining, and the eye catching  panelling finishes off this room beautifully.
The modern fitted kitchen is really well laid out with lots of room for cooking. It is well equipped with a range of shaker style wall and base units with complementing worktops over, has an integrated electric oven and grill, gas hob with extractor fan over, pantry cupboard housing the meters, a door to the utility room and a door to the rear garden.
Upstairs there are two generous double bedrooms and a three piece bathroom.
The master bedroom fits a super king bed with ease whilst still allowing for plenty of bedroom furniture and has a deep storage cupboard over the stairs.
The second bedroom is another spacious double and has the benefit of floor to ceiling fitted wardrobes, and a cupboard housing the recently installed gas combination boiler.
The modern three piece bathroom is recently fitted and comprises of rainfall shower over P shaped bath, wash hand basin with vanity unit and a WC.
The selling point of this home has to be the fabulous rear garden. It is so generous in size yet easy to maintain being mostly laid to lawn with a shillied path leading to the outbuilding. The outbuilding, which is on a concrete base with a felt roof, is insulated, has its own electricity supply and loads of power sockets. It is the ideal home working space or place to run your business from and creates endless opportunities for you.
The property is situated in a popular residential location to the South of Carlisle, with a huge range of amenities on the doorstep including excellent transport links, well renowned schools, parks, shops and supermarkets and is on a regular bus route.
This wonderful home would make an excellent first buy and is perfect for anyone looking for a home they can move straight into, without the dreaded list of DIY jobs. 
I can't wait to show you around.
Tenure: Freehold
Council tax band: A
EPC rating: D
QUOTE NL0727

Listed by

North West

exp world uk limited

Reference: 159111869

EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

Current rating: D

Potential rating: B

Inspection date: 06/03/2025

Expiry date: 05/03/2035

Current heating cost: £791/year

Potential heating cost: £566/year

Est. upgrade cost to C: £17,100

Recommendations

  • Cavity wall insulation (£500 - £1,500)
  • Floor insulation (solid floor) (£4,000 - £6,000)
  • Upgrade heating controls (£350 - £450)
  • Solar water heating (£4,000 - £6,000)
  • Replacement glazing units (£1,000 - £1,400)
  • Solar photovoltaic panels, 2.5 kWp (£3,500 - £5,500)

View full EPC on gov.uk

Flood risk

Zone: 1

Risk: Low

Job (default Low)

Floorplans

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EPC Graphs

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Price history

Event Date Price % change
Sold 19/06/2025 (1 year ago) £140,000

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Crown copyright.

Sold Comparables

Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles (last 5 years). Data from Land Registry Price Paid.

Address Price Date Type
28 CROSSWAYS, CARLISLE, CUMBERLAND, CA1 3JW £160,000 12/01/2026 Semi-detached
53 LONGHOLME ROAD, CARLISLE, CUMBERLAND, CA1 3HN £52,500 05/09/2025 Semi-detached
34 EDGEHILL ROAD, CARLISLE, CUMBERLAND, CA1 3PE £156,000 24/11/2023 Semi-detached
52 CROSSWAYS, CARLISLE, CUMBERLAND, CA1 3JU £118,995 18/10/2023 Semi-detached
5 HOPES HILL DRIVE, CARLISLE, CUMBERLAND, CA1 3LB £143,000 13/10/2023 Semi-detached
56 CUMWHINTON ROAD, CARLISLE, CUMBERLAND, CA1 3JB £180,000 06/10/2023 Semi-detached
85 MEADOW VIEW, CARLISLE, CUMBERLAND, CA1 3JJ £107,000 06/06/2023 Semi-detached
162 WATERMANS WALK, CARLISLE, CUMBERLAND, CA1 3TU £120,000 24/03/2023 Semi-detached
10 EDGEHILL ROAD, CARLISLE, CUMBERLAND, CA1 3PE £173,000 20/03/2023 Semi-detached
25 WINTON CRESCENT, CARLISLE, CUMBRIA, CA1 3JZ £107,500 15/12/2022 Semi-detached
50 CUMWHINTON ROAD, CARLISLE, CUMBERLAND, CA1 3LA £175,000 14/12/2022 Semi-detached
54 EDGEHILL ROAD, CARLISLE, CUMBRIA, CA1 3PR £135,000 25/11/2022 Semi-detached
17 HOPES HILL DRIVE, CARLISLE, CUMBRIA, CA1 3LD £187,000 25/11/2022 Semi-detached
38 EDGEHILL ROAD, CARLISLE, CUMBRIA, CA1 3PE £94,500 18/11/2022 Semi-detached
19 WINTON CRESCENT, CARLISLE, CUMBRIA, CA1 3JY £87,500 14/11/2022 Semi-detached
15 WINTON CRESCENT, CARLISLE, CUMBRIA, CA1 3JY £86,000 13/10/2022 Semi-detached
11 SIMMERSON DRIVE, CARLISLE, CUMBRIA, CA1 3HZ £160,000 12/10/2022 Semi-detached
44 EDGEHILL ROAD, CARLISLE, CUMBRIA, CA1 3PE £130,000 31/08/2022 Semi-detached
28 ASHFORD WAY, CARLISLE, CUMBRIA, CA1 3LG £155,000 19/08/2022 Semi-detached
2 WATERMANS WALK, CARLISLE, CUMBRIA, CA1 3TU £285,000 12/08/2022 Semi-detached
Same street 70 HILLARY GROVE, CARLISLE, CUMBRIA, CA1 3JQ £85,500 29/07/2022 Semi-detached

Street average: £85,500 (1 sale)

Area average: £140,650 (20 sales)

Capital growth trend

Land Registry outcode average: last 12 months vs 5y and 10y ago (from sold prices).

5y growth 42%
10y growth 46.7%

House Price Index (HM Land Registry — official index, not sold-price averages): North West. Series: Semi-detached. As of April 2026.

1y (index) 7.5%
5y (index) 27.6%
10y (index) 61.5%

Rental Range

Estimated market rent for North West. Low = conservative, Realistic = average, Optimistic = best case.

Low £859/mo
Realistic £954/mo
Optimistic £1,049/mo

Based on Region from postcode lookup → North West.

LHA (30th percentile) floor for North Cumbria: £474/mo (Apr 2025 – Mar 2026)

Location

Nearby

Nearest stations, universities and amenities (distance from property).

Type Name Distance
Bus stop Crossways 0.1 miles
Bus stop Longdyke Drive out 0.1 miles
Shop Routledges 0.4 miles
Shop D&J Lynn family butchers 0.4 miles
University University of Cumbria 1.4 miles
Hospital Eden Valley Hospice 1.4 miles
Train station Carlisle 1.7 miles
Train station Wetheral 2.7 miles
Hospital Cumberland Infirmary 2.7 miles

Street-level crime

Category Count
Violence and sexual offences 56
Public order 17
Other theft 8
Criminal damage and arson 7
Anti-social behaviour 5
Drugs 5
Burglary 4
Other crime 1
Possession of weapons 1
Shoplifting 1
Theft from the person 1
Total incidents 106

Within 1 mile during May 2026. Source: data.police.uk (England & Wales).

Schools nearby

Nearest open schools with Ofsted ratings (England). Closed schools are not shown. Data from Get Information about Schools and Ofsted.

Name Type Distance Ofsted
Inglewood Junior School Primary 0.3 miles Good — 16 Jun 2022
Inglewood Infant School Primary 0.3 miles Good — 28 Mar 2023
Pennine Way Primary School Primary 0.4 miles Good — 3 Mar 2012
St John Henry Newman Catholic School Secondary 0.5 miles Good — 14 Jul 2022
Petteril Bank School Primary 0.5 miles Good — 23 Sep 2016

Rental Comparables

Residential lets from OpenRent and Rightmove for the area (same bedroom count). Use to validate rent estimates. Student lets are excluded.

Title Rent Beds Distance As seen on
2 Bed Terraced House, Carlisle, CA1 £750/mo 2 1.15 miles OpenRent

Average rent: £750/mo (1 listing)

Rent-driven metrics

Based on OpenRent comparables.

Rent ratio 0.56%
Max investor price (0.8%) £93,750
Target investor price (1%) £75,000
Gross yield 6.7%
Cost-to-rent ratio 15×
Monthly cashflow £118/mo 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term
Cash-on-cash ROI 3.6%
  • Rent ratio — Monthly rent ÷ purchase price (1% rule). 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak for cashflow.
  • Max investor price — Rent ÷ 0.8%; the price at which rent would be 0.8% of price (Stoke-style target).
  • Target investor price — Rent ÷ 1%; the price at which rent would be 1% of price (strong cashflow band).
  • Gross yield — Annual rent as % of purchase price (no costs).
  • Cost-to-rent — Price ÷ annual rent (from OpenRent comparables). Under 14× = strong, 14–16× = acceptable, 17×+ = compressed.
  • Cashflow — Rent minus mortgage, 10% maintenance, £25/mo compliance. Assumes 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term.
  • ROI — Annual profit ÷ cash in (deposit + 4% purchase costs).