Rockery Wood, South Crescent, Windermere, LA23 1DH
About Rockery Wood
Rockery Wood is a four-bedroom detached house in Windermere (LA23 1DH). It has a recorded floor area of 233 m² (around 2508 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1930-1949. The latest certificate (June 2024) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79). Period features are noted in the property record.
At 233 m² the property is well over the postcode median (97 m² across 16 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 8 planning records sit against the property, 6 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include solar panel installation, partial demolition, an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£556/sq ft) was about 66.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: September 2024 at £1,395,000.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms4
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageDouble
Building
- Period featuresYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
Rockery Wood's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- Nov 2025OutbuildingFullIn report
Detached garage
- Council
- South Lakeland
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 7/2025/5510
- Sept 2023Solar PanelsAmendmentIn report
Non material amendment to planning permission 7/2022/5744 (Amendment to design condition 9 (plans) on planning permission 7/2021/5710 construction of a new 2 storey, 3 bedroom dwelling. Works include the demolition of a sun room attached to the existing house, which is to be retained) - amendments to the fenestration, cladding and solar panels
- Council
- South Lakeland
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 7/2023/5492
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at Rockery Wood
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
Latest sale on Rockery Wood was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£1,404,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£1,395,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
3 September 2024Most recent
£1,395,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LA23 1DH: £502,000 (2023–2015).
Nearby sales in LA23 1DH
Tandra, South Crescent, Windermere, LA23 1DH
Sold Feb 2023
£260,0005 South Crescent, Windermere, LA23 1DH
Sold Jun 2021
£885,0001 South Crescent, Windermere, LA23 1DH
Sold May 2021
£502,000Aynsome, South Crescent, Windermere, LA23 1DH
Sold Aug 2019
£585,0004 South Crescent, Windermere, LA23 1DH
Sold Jan 2015
£315,000
Everything we know about Rockery Wood, 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 South Crescent homes
Price per m² for Rockery Wood runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£5,987
Street avg £3,760
Floor Area
233 m²
Street avg 107 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
9.4 t/year
Street avg 6.5 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
0.8 km
Windermere Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
0.4 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
50.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.9dB