What kind of home is The Cottage, Elleray Road, LA23 1AG?

The Cottage, Elleray Road, LA23 1AG is an 11-bedroom detached house.

What was the last sold price for The Cottage, Elleray Road, LA23 1AG?

The Cottage, Elleray Road, LA23 1AG last sold for £645,000 in August 2018, around 8 years ago. Before that, it sold for £285,000 in November 2002, so prices have been rising over 16 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of The Cottage, Elleray Road, LA23 1AG changed over time?

Across 2 sales between November 2002 and August 2018, The Cottage, Elleray Road, LA23 1AG rose from £285,000 to £645,000, a change of £360,000. That works out to roughly +5.3% per year compounded over 16 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for The Cottage, Elleray Road, LA23 1AG?

The current EPC rating for The Cottage, Elleray Road, LA23 1AG is D with a score of 64 out of 100, lodged in September 2014. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is The Cottage, Elleray Road, LA23 1AG?

The Cottage, Elleray Road, LA23 1AG has a recorded floor area of 60 m² (646 sq ft), around 5 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 15% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in LA23 1AG. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does The Cottage, Elleray Road, LA23 1AG use?

The latest EPC at The Cottage, Elleray Road, LA23 1AG records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What planning history does The Cottage, Elleray Road, LA23 1AG have?

The Cottage, Elleray Road, LA23 1AG has council approval for single-storey rear extension granted in October 2020 under ref. 7/2020/5328. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What is the council tax band for The Cottage, Elleray Road, LA23 1AG?

The Cottage, Elleray Road, LA23 1AG is in council tax band A. That sits at the lower end of the A-H ladder, typically reflecting smaller floor areas or lower 1991 valuations.

Which area is The Cottage, Elleray Road, LA23 1AG in?

The Cottage, Elleray Road, LA23 1AG sits in Windermere. It falls within the LA23 postcode district in Cumbria.

Is The Cottage, Elleray Road, LA23 1AG in a safe area?

Police records around The Cottage, Elleray Road, LA23 1AG show an average of 2 reported crimes per month over the last 12 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 48% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is rising (64% versus the prior period). Source: Police UK.

What schools are near The Cottage, Elleray Road, LA23 1AG?

The closest primary school to The Cottage, Elleray Road, LA23 1AG is St Martin & St Mary Church of England Primary School (809m), one of 3 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is The Lakes School (1.7km).

How well connected is The Cottage, Elleray Road, LA23 1AG?

The closest rail stop to The Cottage, Elleray Road, LA23 1AG is Windermere Rail Station, 214m away. The nearest ferry option is Windermere Steam Boat Museum Ferry Terminal, 1.4km away.

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The Cottage, Elleray Road, Windermere, LA23 1AG

1 planning record

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

60 m²

646 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 64

Council tax

Band A

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About The Cottage

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

The Cottage is a 11-bedroom detached house in Windermere (LA23 1AG). It has a recorded floor area of 60 m² (around 646 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (September 2014) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from September 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2020. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 60 m² it's 15.4% larger than the typical home in the postcode (52 m² median across 11 EPCs). Across 2002–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £814,000 is 26.2% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£999/sq ft) was about 238.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £645,000 in August 2018.

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Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms11
Bathrooms9
EnsuiteYes

Outside

ParkingOff road

Building

Central heatingYes

Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 24 Sept 2024

EPC Rating

D64

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

2.9 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against The Cottage, Elleray Road, Windermere, LA23 1AG, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Oct 2020
ExtensionFull
In report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Remove the main roof of the existing building and raise the walls by 450mm. Create two new dormer windows in place of three existing dormer windows and create a first floor storey extension above the attached single storey extension to accommodate three new letting bedrooms
Council
South Lakeland
Documents
11 docs on file
Reference
7/2020/5328
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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Latest sale on The Cottage was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£814,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.3% per year over 16 years.

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Last sold (2018)

£645,000

Growth on file: 5.3% per year over 16 years.

Sales timeline

21 August 2018Most recent
£645,000
+126.3%over 15 years
1 November 2002
£285,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in LA23 1AG: £230,000 (2025–2021).

Nearby sales in LA23 1AG

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On the street

Versus other Elleray Road homes

Four headline reads against 5 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

The Cottage outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£10,750

Street avg £3,379

Strongly above

Floor Area

60 m²

Street avg 59 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

2.9 t/year

Street avg 4.3 t/year

Strongly above

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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Full Windermere report

Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.

Crime

2/mo

Rising year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.2 km

Windermere Rail Station — railway station.

Closest school

0.8 km

St Martin & St Mary Church of England Primary School. 4 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around LA23 1AG from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

50.8dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for LA23 1AG

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

42.0dB

Low

55 dB

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65 dB

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