2 The Stables, Bank Road, Windermere, LA23 2JW

2 The Stables is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Windermere (LA23 2JW). It has a recorded floor area of 23 m² (around 248 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (December 2022) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in April 2013 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and main heating dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. At 23 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 5 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 20–34 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (45 versus a best of 73).

At 23 m² it sits well below the postcode median (53 m² across 27 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 81% of similar EPCs). Across 2014–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £180,000 is 11.2% above the 2023 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£654/sq ft) was about 181.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £161,813 in April 2023.