7a, Brook Street, Troutbeck Bridge, Windermere, LA23 1HN

7a is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Troutbeck Bridge, Windermere, Windermere (LA23 1HN). It has a recorded floor area of 36 m² (around 388 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. At 36 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 15 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 36–141 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to C, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (November 2020) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. When first surveyed in June 2010 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Average; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average.

Held since July 2003 — that's 23 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across 1996–2003, sale prices on this property compounded at 10.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £201,000 sits 119.7% above the 2003 sale of £91,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£236/sq ft) was about 30.9% below the postcode norm. At 36 m² it's 28% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (50 m² median across 14 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 86% of similar EPCs). 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count.