Holehird Cottage, Lily Lane, Windermere, LA23 1NU
About Holehird Cottage
Holehird Cottage is a three-bedroom detached house in Windermere (LA23 1NU). It has a recorded floor area of 208 m² (around 2239 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (September 2020) shows an F (score 34), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Period features are noted in the property record. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
At 208 m² the property is well over the postcode median (105 m² across 5 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 80% of similar EPCs). 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Most recent transfer: February 2021 at £1,263,500. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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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
- Bathrooms3
Outside
- Private gardenFront and rear
- GarageYes
- Cul-de-sacYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
Holehird Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Feb 2023ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey
Single storey side extension and rear first floor extension. New parking bay to front garden. Change of glazing to existing rear single storey dining room and new double door in rear elevation.
- Council
- South Lakeland
- Documents
- 36 docs on file
- Reference
- 7/2022/5613
- Jan 2021FullIn report
New Packaged Treatment plant to replace existing septic tank and associated pipework
- Council
- South Lakeland
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- 7/2020/5795
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at Holehird Cottage
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
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£1,328,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£1,263,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
16 February 2021Most recent
£1,263,500
Everything we know about Holehird Cottage, 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 Lily Lane homes
Holehird Cottage is notably below the street on epc rating.
EPC Rating
34 (F)
Street avg 47 (E)
Floor Area
208 m²
Street avg 114 m²
CO₂ Emissions
17.0 t/year
Street avg 7.4 t/year
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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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
2.4 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
48.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.3dB