1 Hillside Cottages, Patterdale Road, Troutbeck, Windermere, LA23 1NT
About 1 Hillside Cottages
1 Hillside Cottages is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Troutbeck, Windermere, Windermere (LA23 1NT). It has a recorded floor area of 114 m² (around 1227 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (May 2016) shows an E (score 41), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 94), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from May 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since September 2001 — that's 25 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Today's modelled estimate of £430,000 sits 177.4% above the 2001 sale of £155,000. 4 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 114 m² it's 23.9% larger than the typical home in the postcode (92 m² median across 4 EPCs).
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Private gardenSouth-facing
- GarageYes
Building
- Heating systemOil
Energy performance
1 Hillside Cottages'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 05 May 2026
EPC Rating
Planning history
1 Hillside Cottages has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
- Feb 2012RenovationFullIn report
Repair and improvement of existing culvert and erection of stone boundary wall (retrospective)
- Council
- South Lakeland
Retrospective- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 7/2011/5646
- Dec 2010ExtensionFullIn report
Amendment to approval ref 7/2008/5642 - balcony extension to sitting room
- Council
- South Lakeland
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 7/2010/5488
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 1 Hillside Cottages
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
1 Hillside Cottages valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£430,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£155,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
20 September 2001Most recent
£155,000
Median price across the last 4 sales in LA23 1NT: £210,000 (2020–1997).
Nearby sales in LA23 1NT
Thickholme, Woodside, Patterdale Road, Troutbeck, Windermere, LA23 1NT
Sold Nov 2020
£550,550Thickholme, 1, Patterdale Road, Troutbeck, Windermere, LA23 1NT
Sold Jul 2017
£290,000Thickholme, Mill House, Patterdale Road, Troutbeck, Windermere, LA23 1NT
Sold Feb 1998
£130,000Thickholme, Mill Cottage, Patterdale Road, Troutbeck, Windermere, LA23 1NT
Sold Jun 1997
£88,500
Everything we know about 1 Hillside Cottages, 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 Patterdale Road homes
On co₂ emissions, 1 Hillside Cottages runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,360
Street avg £1,581
Floor Area
114 m²
Street avg 98 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
9.0 t/year
Street avg 7.7 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
2.2 km
Brockhole Ferry Landing — ferry terminal.
Closest school
1.4 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
49.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.7dB