Hartbarrow Cottage, Cartmel Fell, Windermere, LA23 3PA
About Hartbarrow Cottage
Hartbarrow Cottage is a detached house in Cartmel Fell, Windermere, Windermere (LA23 3PA). It has a recorded floor area of 76 m² (around 818 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (September 2018) shows a G (score 18), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
At 76 m² it's 17% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (92 m² median across 4 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 10 planning records sit against the property, 6 approved, 4 refused. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £491,000 is 25.3% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£479/sq ft) was about 31.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: August 2019 at £392,000.
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Valuation
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Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Hartbarrow Cottage sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Planning history
A recent planning application at Hartbarrow Cottage was refused — worth checking the council file.
- Oct 2025OutlineIn report
Demolition of existing garage/store and erection of a large garage/store in the same location
- Council
- South Lakeland
- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- 7/2025/5465
- Jul 2025DemolitionFullIn report
Demolition of part of the existing house and Outbuildings. Extensions and alterations
- Council
- South Lakeland
Extension- Documents
- 28 docs on file
- Reference
- 7/2025/5225
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Hartbarrow Cottage valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£491,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£392,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
15 August 2019Most recent
£392,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LA23 3PA: £440,000 (2024–2016).
Nearby sales in LA23 3PA
High Hartbarrow, Cartmel Fell, Windermere, LA23 3PA
Sold Sept 2024
£535,0004 The Byres, Cartmel Fell, Windermere, LA23 3PA
Sold Sept 2019
£265,0002 The Byres, Cartmel Fell, Windermere, LA23 3PA
Sold Oct 2018
£440,000Great Hartbarrow, Cartmel Fell, Windermere, LA23 3PA
Sold Oct 2017
£675,0003 The Byres, Cartmel Fell, Windermere, LA23 3PA
Sold Oct 2016
£320,000
Everything we know about Hartbarrow 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 the street
Price per m² for Hartbarrow Cottage runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£5,158
Street avg £4,069
Floor Area
76 m²
Street avg 97 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
15.1 t/year
Street avg 4.7 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.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.2dB