What type of property is 1 Birch Street, LA23 1EG?

1 Birch Street, LA23 1EG is a 3-bedroom mid-terrace house.

What was the last sold price for 1 Birch Street, LA23 1EG?

1 Birch Street, LA23 1EG last sold for £345,000 in December 2019, around 6 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £195,000 in September 2005. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has 1 Birch Street, LA23 1EG appreciated in value?

Across 3 sales between September 2005 and December 2019, 1 Birch Street, LA23 1EG rose from £195,000 to £345,000, a change of £150,000. That works out to roughly +4.1% per year compounded over 14 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 1 Birch Street, LA23 1EG?

The current EPC rating for 1 Birch Street, LA23 1EG is E with a score of 46 out of 100, lodged in March 2012. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 1 Birch Street, LA23 1EG?

1 Birch Street, LA23 1EG has a recorded floor area of 89 m² (961 sq ft), around 30 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 9% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in LA23 1EG. Source: EPC Register.

How is 1 Birch Street, LA23 1EG heated?

The latest EPC at 1 Birch Street, LA23 1EG records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 1 Birch Street, LA23 1EG?

1 Birch Street, LA23 1EG is in council tax band D.

Where is 1 Birch Street, LA23 1EG located?

1 Birch Street, LA23 1EG sits in Windermere. It falls within the LA23 postcode district in Cumbria.

How safe is the area around 1 Birch Street, LA23 1EG?

Police records around 1 Birch Street, LA23 1EG show an average of 2 reported crimes per month over the last 12 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 48% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is rising (64% versus the prior period). Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 1 Birch Street, LA23 1EG?

The closest primary school to 1 Birch Street, LA23 1EG is St Martin & St Mary Church of England Primary School (677m), one of 3 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is The Lakes School (1.9km).

What transport links are near 1 Birch Street, LA23 1EG?

The closest rail stop to 1 Birch Street, LA23 1EG is Windermere Rail Station, 152m away. The nearest ferry option is Windermere Steam Boat Museum Ferry Terminal, 1.4km away.

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1 Birch Street, Windermere, LA23 1EG

3 sales on record

Property type

Mid terrace

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

89 m²

961 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 46

Council tax

Band D

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 1 Birch Street

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

1 Birch Street is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Windermere (LA23 1EG). It has a recorded floor area of 89 m² (around 961 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2012) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The latest certificate is from March 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Period features are noted in the property record.

Across 2005–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £409,000 is 18.6% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£359/sq ft) was about 138.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 89 m² it's 20.7% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (113 m² median across 8 EPCs). Sold December 2019 for £345,000.

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Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms1

Outside

ParkingOff road

Building

Period featuresYes

Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

1 Birch Street'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 02 Mar 2022

EPC Rating

E46

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Poor

CO2 Emissions

7.2 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 1 Birch Street, Windermere, LA23 1EG, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 Birch Street has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

1applications of note in the surrounding area

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Latest sale on 1 Birch Street was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£409,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.1% per year over 14 years.

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Last sold (2019)

£345,000

Growth on file: 4.1% per year over 14 years.

Sales timeline

20 December 2019Most recent
£345,000
+60.5%over 7 years
28 June 2012
£215,000
+10.3%over 6 years
29 September 2005
£195,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in LA23 1EG: £217,500 (2023–2006).

Nearby sales in LA23 1EG

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On the street

Versus other Birch Street homes

Four headline reads against 8 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

1 Birch Street outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£3,865

Street avg £1,785

Strongly above

Floor Area

89 m²

Street avg 105 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

7.2 t/year

Street avg 6.1 t/year

Strongly below

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.

Crime

2/mo

Rising year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.2 km

Windermere Rail Station — railway station.

Closest school

0.7 km

St Martin & St Mary Church of England Primary School. 4 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around LA23 1EG from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

51.4dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for LA23 1EG

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

42.1dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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