5 Briery Close, Windermere, LA23 1NB
About 5 Briery Close
5 Briery Close is a semi-detached house in Windermere (LA23 1NB). It has a recorded floor area of 327 m² (around 3520 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band H. The latest certificate (June 2023) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77).
Held since December 1998 — that's 27 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £1,643,000 sits 428.3% above the 1998 sale of £311,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£88/sq ft) was about 65.3% below the postcode norm. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 80% of similar EPCs).
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
5 Briery Close's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Sept 2011ConditionsIn report
Discharge condition 3 on plannning approval ref 7/2011/5062 - carry out emergence bat survey
- Council
- South Lakeland
- Documents
- 1 doc on file
- Reference
- 7/2011/5361
- Apr 2011PorchFullIn report
External alterations, new rooflights, porch enclosure
- Council
- South Lakeland
Extension- Documents
- 12 docs on file
- Reference
- 7/2011/5062
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
5 Briery Close's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1998).
£1,643,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£311,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
30 December 1998Most recent
£311,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LA23 1NB: £1,200,000 (2024–2013).
Nearby sales in LA23 1NB
Everything we know about 5 Briery Close, 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 Briery Close homes
Price per m² for 5 Briery Close lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£951
Street avg £4,559
Floor Area
327 m²
Street avg 298 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 8 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
15.0 t/year
Street avg 17.8 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Reported crime in the wider district is trending notably upward year-on-year.
Crime
2/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
1.0 km
Brockhole Ferry Landing — ferry terminal.
Closest school
2.2 km
The Lakes School. 1 school 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
45.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.4dB