Hawesmead, West Crescent, Windermere, LA23 1DQ
About Hawesmead
Hawesmead is a semi-detached house in Windermere (LA23 1DQ). It has a recorded floor area of 96 m² (around 1033 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. The latest certificate (July 2012) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from July 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
4 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £425,000 is 18.1% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£348/sq ft) was about 104.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 96 m² it's 27.3% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (132 m² median across 9 EPCs). Last sale on file: £360,000 in February 2020.
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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
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 10 Jul 2022
EPC Rating
Planning history
Hawesmead has been through 4 approved planning applications — a well-evolved property.
- Oct 2022ExtensionOutlineIn report
Proposed construction of two storey side extension, single storey rear extension, garage and gate posts and erection of gates in accordance with planning permission 7/2020/5193 on or after 13 June 2023.
- Council
- South Lakeland
- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- 7/2022/5540
- Jun 2021OutbuildingFullIn report
Proposed erection of car port
- Council
- South Lakeland
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- 7/2021/5359
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at Hawesmead
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
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£425,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£360,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
13 February 2020Most recent
£360,000
Median price across the last 3 sales in LA23 1DQ: £169,000 (2002–1997).
Everything we know about Hawesmead, 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 West Crescent homes
EPC Rating for Hawesmead runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
EPC Rating
60 (D)
Street avg 54 (E)
Floor Area
96 m²
Street avg 119 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.8 t/year
Street avg 7.5 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 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
0.6 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
50.6dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.3dB