3 Birkhead Cottages, Troutbeck, Windermere, LA23 1PQ

3 Birkhead Cottages is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Troutbeck, Windermere, Windermere (LA23 1PQ). It has a recorded floor area of 59 m² (around 635 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (April 2019) shows an F (score 37), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The rating has held steady at F across 3 certificates since January 2013. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and main heating dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 112), a 5-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

At 59 m² it sits well below the postcode median (102 m² across 4 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs). One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2014. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £491,000 is 14.2% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£677/sq ft) was about 97.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: June 2019 at £430,000.