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Get startedWhite Cottage is a detached house in Hale, Milnthorpe, Milnthorpe (LA7 7BL). It has a recorded floor area of 288 m² (around 3100 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (May 2025) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in May 2013 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77). Main heating runs on bulk wood pellets.
At 288 m² the property is well over the postcode median (149 m² across 14 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £761,000 sits 158% above the 2013 sale of £295,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£95/sq ft) was about 48.5% below the postcode norm. 4 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On the market in July 2013 and unlisted since — roughly 13 years.
Council records include a two-storey extension at White Cottage.
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for the proposed replacement of an existing septic tank with a new sewage treatment plant in the same position
White Cottage valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£761,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£295,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
On price per m², White Cottage runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,024
Street avg £2,379
Floor Area
288 m²
Street avg 155 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
2.4 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.5dB

Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system changed
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
Roof insulation improved
Floor insulation added or improved
More low energy lighting installed
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Detached annexe accommodation
2 more applications for this property
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25 July 2013Most recent
£295,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LA7 7BL: £499,000 (2024–2019).
CO₂ Emissions
2.0 t/year
Street avg 10.2 t/year
LA7 7ET
Gait Barrows — bus stop.
Closest school
1.0 km
Beetham CofE Primary School. 3 schools nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.5dB
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