High Meadows, Cornbirthwaite Road, Windermere, LA23 1DJ
About High Meadows
High Meadows is a five-bedroom detached house in Windermere (LA23 1DJ). It has a recorded floor area of 207 m² (around 2228 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (February 2015) shows an E (score 41), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from February 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2018. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 207 m² it's 26.2% larger than the typical home in the postcode (164 m² median across 11 EPCs). 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Across 1996–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £1,194,000 is 23.5% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£434/sq ft) was about 21.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in July 2017 and unlisted since — roughly 9 years.
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Before you offer, see what the listing won't tell you, the true value, the red flags and the full history.
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
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms3
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageDouble
Energy performance
High Meadows'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 05 Feb 2025
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Apr 2018ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey
Erection of first floor extension and single-storey extension for additional living accommodation
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- 7/2018/5102
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at High Meadows
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
High Meadows has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1996.
£1,194,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.2% per year over 21 years.
£967,000
Growth on file: 6.2% per year over 21 years.
Sales timeline
18 July 2017Most recent
£967,000
+260.8%over 21 years31 January 1996
£268,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LA23 1DJ: £1,100,000 (2023–2013).
Nearby sales in LA23 1DJ
Belvedere, Cornbirthwaite Road, Windermere, LA23 1DJ
Sold Apr 2023
£2,488,150Sunny Garth, Cornbirthwaite Road, Windermere, LA23 1DJ
Sold Jan 2023
£1,345,000Farley, Cornbirthwaite Road, Windermere, LA23 1DJ
Sold Jun 2021
£1,100,000Elmscott, Cornbirthwaite Road, Windermere, LA23 1DJ
Sold Jul 2013
£640,000Rayriggs, Cornbirthwaite Road, Windermere, LA23 1DJ
Sold Nov 2012
£880,000
Everything we know about High Meadows, 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 Cornbirthwaite Road homes
High Meadows is notably below the street on co₂ emissions.
Price per m²
£4,671
Street avg £5,058
Floor Area
207 m²
Street avg 182 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
14.0 t/year
Street avg 7.8 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
0.7 km
Windermere Steam Boat Museum Ferry Terminal — ferry terminal.
Closest school
0.2 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
49.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.4dB