Flat 2, 23 Church Street, Windermere, LA23 1AQ

Flat 2 is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Windermere (LA23 1AQ). It has a recorded floor area of 45 m² (around 484 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. Tenure is freehold. At 45 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (45–57 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C across 3 units on file. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position. The latest certificate (July 2021) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in January 2011 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Good and main heating went from Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76). Main heating runs on electricity.

Held since August 1998 — that's 28 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £216,000 sits 370.1% above the 1998 sale of £45,950. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£95/sq ft) was about 35.6% below the postcode norm. At 45 m² it's 21.1% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (57 m² median across 9 EPCs).