1 Cumbria Court, College Road, Windermere, LA23 1DR

1 Cumbria Court is a detached house in Windermere (LA23 1DR). It has a recorded floor area of 62 m² (around 667 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. At 62 m² this is the 5th smallest of 21 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 41–102 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to B, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (39 versus a best of 81). The latest certificate (September 2015) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since October 2009. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and lighting dropped from Very Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from September 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since May 2010 — that's 16 years off the open market, well above the local norm. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 80% of similar EPCs). Across 1999–2010, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £207,000 is 42.8% above the 2010 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£217/sq ft) was about 21.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode.