2 Sunbeam Flats, North Terrace, Bowness On Windermere, Windermere, LA23 3AU
About 2 Sunbeam Flats
2 Sunbeam Flats is a detached house in Bowness-On-Windermere, Windermere, Windermere (LA23 3AU). It has a recorded floor area of 80 m² (around 857 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. At 80 m² this is the largest unit on EPC record across the building (42–80 m²). The building's EPC ratings span F to E, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (February 2011) shows an F (score 38), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would push it to E (score 54). The latest certificate is from February 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since December 2005 — that's 20 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 80 m² the property is well over the postcode median (54 m² across 46 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2004–2005, sale prices on this property compounded at 14.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £220,000 sits 107.5% above the 2005 sale of £106,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£124/sq ft) was about 37% below the postcode norm.
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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
2 Sunbeam Flats 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 10 Feb 2021
EPC Rating
Planning history
2 Sunbeam Flats has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
3applications of note in the surrounding area
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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
2 Sunbeam Flats valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£220,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 14.9% per year over 2 years.
£106,000
Growth on file: 14.9% per year over 2 years.
Sales timeline
6 December 2005Most recent
£106,000
+24.7%over 1 year5 May 2004
£85,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LA23 3AU: £139,950 (2023–2022).
Nearby sales in LA23 3AU
8 North Terrace, Bowness On Windermere, Windermere, LA23 3AU
Sold Mar 2023
£265,0001a, North Terrace, Bowness On Windermere, Windermere, LA23 3AU
Sold Feb 2023
£200,0003 Sunbeam Flats, North Terrace, Bowness On Windermere, Windermere, LA23 3AU
Sold Jan 2023
£114,000Merewyke Court, The Basement Flat, North Terrace, Bowness On Windermere, Windermere, LA23 3AU
Sold Nov 2022
£139,9501 Merewyke Court, North Terrace, Bowness On Windermere, Windermere, LA23 3AU
Sold Nov 2022
£139,950
Everything we know about 2 Sunbeam Flats, 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 North Terrace homes
Price per m² for 2 Sunbeam Flats lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,331
Street avg £3,824
Floor Area
80 m²
Street avg 51 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 2 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.5 t/year
Street avg 2.8 t/year
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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
0.7 km
Windermere Steam Boat Museum Ferry Terminal — ferry terminal.
Closest school
0.4 km
Goodly Dale 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
48.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.2dB