Orrest Howe Lodge, Elleray, Windermere, LA23 1AW
About Orrest Howe Lodge
Orrest Howe Lodge is a detached house in Windermere (LA23 1AW). It has a recorded floor area of 203 m² (around 2185 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 2019. The latest certificate (December 2021) shows a C (score 74). The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 92), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity: electricity, unspecified tariff.
At 203 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). 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Valuation
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Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
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Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history at Orrest Howe Lodge is exclusively tree-management applications — typical for a property with mature trees on or near the plot.
- Apr 2025Tree WorksTreesIn report
Fell 1 x Beech tree (listed as No. 4 in application). Remove the two lowest branches back to the trunk of a Beech tree (listed as No. 8 in application).
- Council
- South Lakeland
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- T/2025/0029
- Apr 2022Tree WorksTreesIn report
Yew tree (listed as T1 in the application) - Remove 2 x lower branches back to point of origin. Beech tree (listed as T2 in application) - Fell to ground level. Cypress tree (listed as T3 in application) - Fell to ground level. Beech tree (listed as T4 in application) - Remove 2 x branches hanging to the ground back to point of origin.
- Council
- South Lakeland
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- T/2022/0036
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Orrest Howe Lodge has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£944,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 3 sales in LA23 1AW: £169,500 (2014–1999).
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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
CO₂ Emissions for Orrest Howe Lodge runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
EPC Rating
74 (C)
Street avg 49 (E)
Floor Area
203 m²
Street avg 161 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.6 t/year
Street avg 8.7 t/year
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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.
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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