Tower Cottage, Ambleside Road, Windermere, LA23 1AX
About Tower Cottage
Tower Cottage is a detached house in Windermere (LA23 1AX). It has a recorded floor area of 126 m² (around 1359 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (January 2012) shows an F (score 31), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The latest certificate is from January 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 126 m² it sits well below the postcode median (191 m² across 9 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 89% of similar EPCs).
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Tower Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 17 Jan 2022
EPC Rating
Planning history
Tower Cottage has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at Tower Cottage
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Tower Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£443,000
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 5 sales in LA23 1AX: £530,000 (2025–2012).
Nearby sales in LA23 1AX
Tower House, Ambleside Road, Windermere, LA23 1AX
Sold Oct 2025
£925,000Brandsby House, Ambleside Road, Windermere, LA23 1AX
Sold Aug 2020
£530,000The Grange, Ambleside Road, Windermere, LA23 1AX
Sold Aug 2019
£482,500Rannerdale, Ambleside Road, Windermere, LA23 1AX
Sold Sept 2017
£785,000Hazel Cottage, Ambleside Road, Windermere, LA23 1AX
Sold May 2007
£249,500
Everything we know about Tower Cottage, in one report
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 Ambleside Road homes
On epc rating, Tower Cottage runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
31 (F)
Street avg 53 (E)
Floor Area
126 m²
Street avg 200 m²
CO₂ Emissions
9.3 t/year
Street avg 12.0 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 7 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
0.7 km
Windermere Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
1.1 km
St Cuthberts Catholic Primary School, Windermere. 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
51.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.2dB