The Old Post Office, Winster, Windermere, LA23 3NN
About The Old Post Office
The Old Post Office is a detached house in Winster, Windermere, Windermere (LA23 3NN). It has a recorded floor area of 215 m² (around 2314 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (June 2023) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
It changed hands recently, sold January 2025 for £860,000. 10 planning records sit against the property, 5 approved, 5 refused. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. Across 2002–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.3% per year.
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Valuation
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Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
The Old Post Office's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
The Old Post Office has a listed-building consent on record — alterations to a listed property are tightly controlled.
- Aug 2021HeritageIn report
Amendment to design on condition 2 (plans) on listed building consent ref 7/2020/5437 for water pressure reduction measures and alterations
- Council
- South Lakeland
Listed- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 7/2021/5543
- Sept 2020RenovationHeritageIn report
Water pressure reduction measures and alterations
- Council
- South Lakeland
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- 7/2020/5437
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
The Old Post Office has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2002.
£908,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.3% per year over 22 years.
£860,000
Growth on file: 4.3% per year over 22 years.
Sales timeline
15 January 2025Most recent
£860,000
+36.5%over 8 years24 November 2016
£630,000
+88.1%over 14 years17 October 2002
£335,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LA23 3NN: £350,000 (2023–1999).
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What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby
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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
2.6 km
Bowness Ferry Nab — ferry terminal.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.1dB