The House CheckCheck before you offer

27 Common Side, Distington, Workington, CA14 4PU

DetachedFreehold120 m² · EPC
Last sale£255,000Sep 2021 · HM Land Registry
If it moved with Cumberland detached prices£309,000Aug 2026 · UK HPI
Coal development high-risk areaInside mapped area
EnergyEPC FJun 2011
123MapN ↑111 m ↔
Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026 · Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026

Before you offer

3 things to check

1Coal development high-risk area: Inside mapped area

Past mining can affect the ground and planned building work.

Ask the conveyancer whether a coal mining search is needed.

Mining Remediation Authority · Apr 2026

2Radon: Testing advised

Higher-radon area (3–5% of homes). Radon can affect long-term health.

Ask for existing test results or use a 3-month test kit, about £50.

BGS / UKHSA · Dec 2022

3EPC F

Poor insulation or an EPC E–G rating can mean higher heating bills.

Read the full certificate and ask about insulation and heating costs.

EPC · Jun 2011

+ Flood risk very low

Not covered here yet: conservation area, listed buildings nearby, article 4 direction, tree protection, road noise, rail noise, airport noise. Your conveyancer’s local search covers the planning checks.

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Price

If it moved with Cumberland detached prices

£309,000

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This home’s sale history

SoldPriceTypeTenureRecord
Sep 2021£255,000DetachedFreeholdA

Street sales

Same type and tenure, other homes in the last 36 months: £233,650 · 2 sales

AddressSoldPriceTypeTenure
The Orchard Common Side, Distington, Workington, CA14 4PUOct 2025£250,000DetachedFreehold
28 Common Side, Distington, Workington, CA14 4PUApr 2025£217,300DetachedFreehold
17 Common Side, Distington, Workington, CA14 4PUFeb 2025£249,500Semi-detachedFreehold
13 Common Side, Distington, Workington, CA14 4PUDec 2023£265,000Semi-detachedFreehold
5 Common Side, Distington, Workington, CA14 4PUAug 2023£172,000Semi-detachedFreehold
Robinvale Common Side, Distington, Workington, CA14 4PUMar 2023£160,000Semi-detachedFreehold
31 Common Side, Distington, Workington, CA14 4PUJan 2023£360,080DetachedFreehold
7 Common Side, Distington, Workington, CA14 4PUNov 2022£140,000DetachedFreehold
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AddressSoldPriceTypeTenure
29 Common Side, Distington, Workington, CA14 4PUMay 2022£450,000DetachedFreehold
27 Common Side, Distington, Workington, CA14 4PUSep 2021£255,000DetachedFreehold
20 Common Side, Distington, Workington, CA14 4PUApr 2021£170,000DetachedFreehold
29 Common Side, Distington, Workington, CA14 4PUFeb 2020£400,000DetachedFreehold
3 Common Side, Distington, Workington, CA14 4PUSep 2019£175,000Semi-detachedFreehold
1 Common Side, Distington, Workington, CA14 4PUJul 2019£230,000DetachedFreehold
6 Common Side, Distington, Workington, CA14 4PUMar 2018£179,950DetachedFreehold
Brooklea, 18 Common Side, Distington, Workington, CA14 4PUFeb 2017£175,000DetachedFreehold
12 Common Side, Distington, Workington, CA14 4PUDec 2016£238,000DetachedFreehold
14 Common Side, Distington, Workington, CA14 4PUApr 2015£145,000DetachedFreehold
23 Common Side, Distington, Workington, CA14 4PUDec 2014£230,000DetachedFreehold
Dovedale Common Side, Distington, Workington, CA14 4PUJun 2014£122,500Semi-detachedFreehold
13 Common Side, Distington, Workington, CA14 4PUDec 2013£170,000Semi-detachedFreehold
Robinvale Common Side, Distington, Workington, CA14 4PUAug 2013£125,000Semi-detachedFreehold
29 Common Side, Distington, Workington, CA14 4PUAug 2013£385,000DetachedFreehold
18A Common Side, Distington, Workington, CA14 4PUJul 2013£190,000DetachedFreehold
21 Common Side, Distington, Workington, CA14 4PUNov 2007£163,000Semi-detachedFreehold
33 Common Side, Distington, Workington, CA14 4PUMay 2007£165,000DetachedFreehold
23 Common Side, Distington, Workington, CA14 4PUMay 2006£227,500DetachedFreehold
13 Common Side, Distington, Workington, CA14 4PUJun 2004£99,000Semi-detachedFreehold
21 Common Side, Distington, Workington, CA14 4PUApr 2004£99,000Semi-detachedFreehold
28 Common Side, Distington, Workington, CA14 4PUMar 2004£115,000DetachedFreehold
26 Common Side, Distington, Workington, CA14 4PUFeb 2004£139,950DetachedFreehold
3 Common Side, Distington, Workington, CA14 4PUApr 2003£83,000Semi-detachedFreehold
21 Common Side, Distington, Workington, CA14 4PUJul 2002£72,000Semi-detachedFreehold
23 Common Side, Distington, Workington, CA14 4PUMay 2002£50,500DetachedFreehold
25 Common Side, Distington, Workington, CA14 4PUAug 2001£86,000DetachedFreehold
1 Common Side, Distington, Workington, CA14 4PUJun 2001£79,000DetachedFreehold
17 Common Side, Distington, Workington, CA14 4PUSep 2000£68,000Semi-detachedFreehold
11 Common Side, Distington, Workington, CA14 4PUJan 1999£34,000DetachedFreehold
28 Common Side, Distington, Workington, CA14 4PUSep 1998£55,000DetachedFreehold
26 Common Side, Distington, Workington, CA14 4PUMar 1998£50,000DetachedFreehold
21 Common Side, Distington, Workington, CA14 4PUJun 1997£57,000Semi-detachedFreehold
1 Common Side, Distington, Workington, CA14 4PUSep 1995£58,500DetachedFreehold
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The land

Coal development high-risk area: Inside mapped area

Past mining can affect the ground and planned building work.

Ask the conveyancer whether a coal mining search is needed.

Mining Remediation Authority · Apr 2026

Radon: Testing advised

Higher-radon area (3–5% of homes). Radon can affect long-term health.

Ask for existing test results or use a 3-month test kit, about £50.

BGS / UKHSA · Dec 2022

+ Flood risk very low

Not covered here yet: conservation area, listed buildings nearby, article 4 direction, tree protection. Your conveyancer’s local search covers the planning checks.

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The building

EPC F

Poor insulation or an EPC E–G rating can mean higher heating bills.

Read the full certificate and ask about insulation and heating costs.

EPC · Jun 2011

Floor area
120 m²
Potential EPC band
C
Age band
England and Wales: 1967-1975
Walls (certificate wording)
Cavity wall, filled cavity
Roof (certificate wording)
Pitched, 12 mm loft insulation
Windows (certificate wording)
Fully double glazed
Heating (certificate wording)
Boiler and radiators, mains gas
Building height
Unavailable

EPC · Jun 2011

Living

Broadband in the area

Postcode residential gigabit coverage: 0%

Full fibre in the local authority: 84.8%

Ofcom · Jan 2026

Schools nearby

DfE GIAS · Nov 2026 · Ofsted · Sep 2026

Area context

Deprivation decile (1 is most deprived within its nation): 6 · England 2025

Recorded police incidents: 75

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Next steps

Ask a surveyor to confirm Level 2 or Level 3 after reviewing the age, condition and alterations.

Ask the conveyancer about local authority, drainage, environmental, flood and mining searches appropriate to this address.

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Questions for the agent

Questions for your surveyor and conveyancer

Ask the surveyor

Which survey level covers this home’s condition, damp, cracks and any alterations?

  • Radon: Ask for existing test results or use a 3-month test kit, about £50.
  • Energy certificate: Read the full certificate and ask about insulation and heating costs.

Ask the conveyancer

Which title, drainage and local searches are needed for this address?

  • Coal development high-risk area: Ask the conveyancer whether a coal mining search is needed.
Sources and licences

Contains British Geological Survey materials © UKRI 2026

Radon Potential classification UK Health Security Agency © Crown copyright 2022

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved.

INSPIRE conditions · Sources and licences

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