Thornthwaite Cottage, Town Head, Troutbeck, Windermere, LA23 1PP
About Thornthwaite Cottage
Thornthwaite Cottage is a detached house in Troutbeck, Windermere, Windermere (LA23 1PP). It has a recorded floor area of 148 m² (around 1593 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (April 2024) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 73), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 148 m² the property is well over the postcode median (73 m² across 9 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Thornthwaite Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Thornthwaite Cottage has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at Thornthwaite 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
Thornthwaite Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£797,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in LA23 1PP: £560,000 (2024–2003).
Nearby sales in LA23 1PP
Gara Garth, Town Head, Troutbeck, Windermere, LA23 1PP
Sold Mar 2024
£907,500Thornthwaite Barn, Town Head, Troutbeck, Windermere, LA23 1PP
Sold May 2013
£375,000Town Head Cottage, Town Head, Troutbeck, Windermere, LA23 1PP
Sold Jan 2013
£747,000Copper Jon, Town Head, Troutbeck, Windermere, LA23 1PP
Sold Dec 2002
£370,000
Everything we know about Thornthwaite 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 Town Head homes
On floor area, Thornthwaite Cottage stands well clear of the street.
EPC Rating
46 (E)
Street avg 44 (E)
Floor Area
148 m²
Street avg 90 m²
CO₂ Emissions
9.3 t/year
Street avg 7.5 t/year
Habitable Rooms
6 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.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.5dB