School Knott Cottage, Thornbarrow Road, Windermere, LA23 2DG
About School Knott Cottage
School Knott Cottage is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Windermere (LA23 2DG). It has a recorded floor area of 126 m² (around 1357 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (October 2011) shows a G (score 15), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would push it to F (score 28). Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from October 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include outbuildings.
At 126 m² it's 25% larger than the typical home in the postcode (101 m² median across 24 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, a conservatory and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £506,000 is 23.1% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£303/sq ft) was about 35.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: December 2019 at £411,000.
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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 gardenYes
- GarageYes
- OutbuildingsYes
Energy performance
School Knott Cottage sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 18 Oct 2021
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- Mar 2022ConservatoryFullIn report
Demolition of existing conservatory & erection of replacement conservatory
- Council
- South Lakeland
ExtensionDemolition- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- 7/2022/5115
- Jul 2020ConversionOutlineIn report
Proposed building up of archways to form habitable room under existing roof structure and within footprint of existing dwellinghouse (use class C3) in accordance with drawing no 6000-02A
- Council
- South Lakeland
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 7/2020/5389
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
School Knott Cottage valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£506,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£411,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
12 December 2019Most recent
£411,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LA23 2DG: £490,000 (2024–2021).
Nearby sales in LA23 2DG
Waterbeck, Thornbarrow Road, Windermere, LA23 2DG
Sold Jun 2024
£1,650,0003 Lynstead, Thornbarrow Road, Windermere, LA23 2DG
Sold Nov 2022
£340,0004 Rotherwood, Thornbarrow Road, Windermere, LA23 2DG
Sold Jan 2022
£220,000Beaumont, Thornbarrow Road, Windermere, LA23 2DG
Sold Jan 2022
£1,445,0001 Lynstead, Thornbarrow Road, Windermere, LA23 2DG
Sold Aug 2021
£490,000
Everything we know about School Knott 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 Thornbarrow Road homes
EPC Rating for School Knott Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,259
Street avg £3,826
Floor Area
126 m²
Street avg 202 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 8 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
24.0 t/year
Street avg 10.6 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
2/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
1.0 km
Windermere Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
0.3 km
St Martin & St Mary Church of England Primary School. 4 schools 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
50.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.9dB