Elleray Cottage, Elleray, Windermere, LA23 1AW
About Elleray Cottage
Elleray Cottage is a detached house in Windermere (LA23 1AW). It has a recorded floor area of 200 m² (around 2153 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (October 2024) shows a C (score 75), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in March 2012 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 84).
At 200 m² the property is well over the postcode median (148 m² across 6 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 83% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £1,091,000 sits 64.1% above the 2014 sale of £665,000. 6 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. 12 years since the last transfer (October 2014).
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Solar water heating installed
Planning history
Elleray Cottage has been through 4 approved planning applications — a well-evolved property.
- Mar 2021ConditionsIn report
Amendment to condition no. 2 (plans) on planning permission 7/2014/5199 (New house in garden) to install raised decking and railings along the northern and western property boundary
- Council
- South Lakeland
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- 7/2020/5810
- May 2017ConditionsIn report
Variation of conditions nos. 2 and 7 of planning approval ref. 7/2014/5199 to allow a site curtilage wall to be built adjacent to public footpath
- Council
- South Lakeland f
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- 7/2017/5200
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
£1,091,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£665,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
31 October 2014Most recent
£665,000
Median price across the last 2 sales in LA23 1AW: £148,500 (2002–1999).
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What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby
Versus other Elleray homes
EPC Rating for Elleray Cottage runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
EPC Rating
75 (C)
Street avg 49 (E)
Floor Area
200 m²
Street avg 161 m²
CO₂ Emissions
5.8 t/year
Street avg 8.5 t/year
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
2/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.3 km
Windermere Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
1.0 km
St Martin & St Mary Church of England Primary School. 4 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.9dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.8dB