Windermere house prices are built from 6,105 sales lodged with HM Land Registry, the oldest in 1995 and the most recent on 26 Jun 2026. The median price paid across the whole record is £200,000. Across the 10 years from 2016 to 2026 the median moved +39.6% in cash — but once inflation is taken out, the change in 2026 money is +0.0%.
Median price paid
£200,000
Change in cash, 2016–2026
+39.6%
Change in real terms
+0.0%
Median per m²
£2,377
HM Land Registry6,105 sales1,039 with floor areaLatest sale 26 Jun 2026
Section 01
How Windermere prices moved
The chart tracks the median Windermere house price for every year with a recorded sale, from 1995 to 2026. The dashed line restates each year in 2026 money, so the two lines separate exactly as much as inflation has eroded the cash figure.
| Decade | Years with sales | Median paid | In today's money |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5 | £72,500 | £160,984 |
| 2000s | 10 | £196,250 | £357,510 |
| 2010s | 10 | £243,500 | £343,335 |
| 2020s | 7 | £360,000 | £367,826 |
The highest yearly median on record for Windermere is £440,000 in 2024; the lowest is £65,750 in 1995. Across the full 32-year record the cash median has moved from £65,750 to £370,000.
In 2026 money that first median is worth £145,996, so the real change over the whole record is +153.4% — about +3.05% a year after inflation. Cash growth and real growth are not the same story, and the gap is the part most price reports leave out.
Over the last decade alone the difference is stark: +39.6% in cash against +0.0% once inflation is removed. A buyer who sold at the end of that decade would have needed the real figure, not the headline one, to know whether they had actually gained.
Section 02
The most recent sales
Every row is a completed sale as lodged with HM Land Registry. The right-hand column restates the price in 2026 money, which is the only fair way to compare a sale from the 1990s with one from last year.
| Address | Sold | Type | Price paid | In today's money |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 61 Droomer Drive | 26 Jun 2026 | Terraced | £315,000 | £315,000 |
| 4 South Craig | 9 Jun 2026 | Detached | £370,000 | £370,000 |
| YEWTREES Park Road | 26 May 2026 | Detached | £400,000 | £400,000 |
| 7 GREEN MOSS Oakthwaite Road | 13 May 2026 | Terraced | £420,000 | £420,000 |
| 2 Bellman Close | 29 Apr 2026 | Flat or maisonette | £230,000 | £230,000 |
| 72 Windermere Park | 27 Apr 2026 | Detached | £599,950 | £599,950 |
| 21 St Marys Park | 24 Apr 2026 | Detached | £690,000 | £690,000 |
| TULLABRIG Black Beck Wood | 21 Apr 2026 | Detached | £750,000 | £750,000 |
| 2 Bannerigg | 15 Apr 2026 | Flat or maisonette | £209,000 | £209,000 |
| ARANDALE Thornbarrow Road | 10 Apr 2026 | Detached | £480,000 | £480,000 |
| BADDELEY COTTAGE Ferney Green | 9 Apr 2026 | Detached | £700,000 | £700,000 |
| 2 Orchard Mount | 8 Apr 2026 | Detached | £890,000 | £890,000 |
| SWARTHDALE Thornbarrow Road | 8 Apr 2026 | Detached | £475,000 | £475,000 |
| 12A Quarry Rigg | 1 Apr 2026 | Flat or maisonette | £260,000 | £260,000 |
| 8 KNOTTS VIEW Hazel Street | 30 Mar 2026 | Terraced | £289,500 | £289,500 |
| APARTMENT 2 MOUNTAIN ASH COURT Spooner Vale | 27 Mar 2026 | Flat or maisonette | £300,000 | £300,000 |
| TARN HOWS FLAT 3 SPINNERY COTTAGE Brantfell Road | 20 Mar 2026 | Flat or maisonette | £169,000 | £169,000 |
| 31 Orrest Drive | 19 Mar 2026 | Terraced | £260,000 | £260,000 |
| FLAT 7 WINANDER Ferry View | 10 Mar 2026 | Flat or maisonette | £125,000 | £125,000 |
| FLAT 19 ALEXANDRA COURT Ellerthwaite Road | 6 Mar 2026 | Flat or maisonette | £69,000 | £69,000 |
| THE CROFT OAKLAND Carriage Drive | 5 Mar 2026 | Detached | £600,000 | £600,000 |
| 17 Elleray Gardens | 27 Feb 2026 | Flat or maisonette | £165,000 | £165,000 |
| FAWNS KEEP Tower Wood | 17 Feb 2026 | Detached | £875,000 | £875,000 |
| 13 Brow Close | 13 Feb 2026 | Terraced | £375,000 | £375,000 |
| 4 Belle Isle View | 13 Feb 2026 | Semi-detached | £280,000 | £280,000 |
Section 03
Homes that sold twice
These addresses appear in the register more than once, so the same bricks are being priced twice. That makes them the strongest evidence of what actually happened to Windermere values — no mix of property types can flatter the number.
| Address | First recorded sale | Most recent sale | Cash a year | Real a year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 61 Droomer Drive | £161,000 (2005) | £315,000 (2026) | +3.2% | +0.3% |
| 4 South Craig | £150,000 (2001) | £370,000 (2026) | +3.7% | +0.9% |
| YEWTREES Park Road | £280,000 (2009) | £400,000 (2026) | +2.1% | -0.8% |
| 2 Bellman Close | £84,950 (1998) | £230,000 (2026) | +3.6% | +1.0% |
| 72 Windermere Park | £165,000 (2000) | £599,950 (2026) | +5.1% | +2.3% |
| 21 St Marys Park | £215,000 (2001) | £690,000 (2026) | +4.8% | +2.0% |
| TULLABRIG Black Beck Wood | £285,000 (2002) | £750,000 (2026) | +4.1% | +1.3% |
| 2 Bannerigg | £53,500 (1995) | £209,000 (2026) | +4.5% | +1.8% |
| ARANDALE Thornbarrow Road | £420,000 (2018) | £480,000 (2026) | +1.7% | -1.9% |
| BADDELEY COTTAGE Ferney Green | £455,000 (2005) | £700,000 (2026) | +2.1% | -0.8% |
| 2 Orchard Mount | £900,000 (2024) | £890,000 (2026) | -0.6% | -3.1% |
| 12A Quarry Rigg | £2,500 (1997) | £260,000 (2026) | +17.4% | +14.4% |
Section 04
What sells here
The mix of property types explains a large part of any area's median. Windermere is dominated by the type at the top of this table, so its overall median leans that way.
| Property type | Sales | Share | Median paid | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terraced | 1,715 | 28.1% | £185,000 | £8,000 – £1,650,000 |
| Flat or maisonette | 1,702 | 27.9% | £137,000 | £2,500 – £867,500 |
| Detached | 1,658 | 27.2% | £375,000 | £32,500 – £9,858,750 |
| Semi-detached | 1,030 | 16.9% | £197,500 | £7,000 – £1,285,000 |
Section 05
How big homes are in Windermere
Energy Performance Certificates record a floor area for every home that has been surveyed, sold or let — far more homes than have changed hands. 1,621 certificates cover Windermere, and their median floor area is 82 m².
The median across the whole register is 76 m², so homes here are larger than average — +7.9%. Size explains a large part of why one area's median price sits above another's, which is why the price per square metre further up this page is the fairer comparison.
| Measure | Floor area | Sample |
|---|---|---|
| Median floor area | 82 m² | about 883 sq ft |
| Smaller quarter, up to | 59 m² | about 635 sq ft |
| Larger quarter, from | 121 m² | about 1,302 sq ft |
| Under 60 m² | 26.1% | 423 homes |
| 150 m² and over | 16.0% | 260 homes |
Section 06
Ownership and new build in Windermere
1,911 of the sales on record are leasehold and 4,194 freehold — 31.3% of the market. Tenure is not a detail: a leasehold flat and a freehold house are different assets, and mixing them into one median hides the difference.
The median leasehold sale is £140,000 and the median freehold sale £238,000 — a gap of +70.0%. Most of that gap is property type rather than tenure itself: leasehold here is largely flats, freehold largely houses.
| Category | Sales | Share | Median paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leasehold | 1,911 | 31.3% | £140,000 |
| Freehold | 4,194 | 68.7% | £238,000 |
| New build | 188 | 3.1% | £246,486 |
| Existing home | 5,917 | 96.9% | £200,000 |
New builds sold for more than the median existing home — +23.2%. A new-build premium is normal: the buyer gets a warranty and nothing to fix, and the price is set by a developer rather than negotiated between two households.
A further 633 transfers for this area are on the register but are left out of every figure above. HM Land Registry marks them as additional price paid entries: repossessions, buy-to-let portfolio moves, transfers between companies or family, and sales at a discount such as right to buy. They are real records but they are not open-market prices, and including them would drag the median somewhere no buyer ever paid.
Section 09
How Windermere compares
The median across the whole archive is £157,500. Windermere sits above that national figure — +27.0%.
Where an EPC floor area could be matched to the sale, the median works out at £2,377 per square metre, across 1,039 of the 6,105 sales on record. Price per square metre is the only figure that compares a two-bed flat with a four-bed house honestly.
The full range on record runs from £2,500 to £9,858,750. Extremes usually mean something unusual — a plot sold without a house on it, a transfer between family members, or a very large property — so the median is the number to trust.
Section 10
Nearby on the record
Streets in Windermere
- Craig Walk232 sales
- Quarry Rigg180 sales
- Elleray Gardens129 sales
- Ambleside Road127 sales
- Lake Road123 sales
- Ellerthwaite Road122 sales
- Brantfell Road116 sales
- Storrs Park114 sales
- Park Road108 sales
- Thornbarrow Road93 sales
- Windermere Park92 sales
- Queens Drive84 sales
- Limethwaite Road83 sales
- Main Road82 sales
- Windward Way75 sales
- Oakthwaite Road73 sales
- Oak Street72 sales
- Kendal Road68 sales
- Beresford Road65 sales
- Rayrigg Road63 sales
- Spooner Vale62 sales
- Helm Road61 sales
- Thornthwaite Road59 sales
- Droomer Drive55 sales
- Meadow Road55 sales
- Claife Avenue54 sales
- Meadowcroft Lane53 sales
- South Terrace53 sales
- Fairfield Road52 sales
- Upper Oak Street52 sales
- Bellman Close51 sales
- Victoria Road North50 sales
- Church Street49 sales
- Ferry View49 sales
- Cross Street48 sales
- South Craig46 sales
- Bannerigg45 sales
- Beechwood Close45 sales
- Havelock Road45 sales
- St Marys Park45 sales
- Elleray Road44 sales
- Alexandra Road42 sales
- Belsfield Court40 sales
- Newby Bridge Road39 sales
- Patterdale Road39 sales
- Mill Brow38 sales
- Phoenix Way38 sales
- Cumbria Court37 sales
- Sunny Bank Road34 sales
- Ecclerigg33 sales
- Windermere Marina Village33 sales
- Beech Street32 sales
- North Terrace32 sales
- Biskey Howe Road31 sales
- Brook Road31 sales
- Brook Street31 sales
- Ferney Green31 sales
- Hazel Street31 sales
- Quarry Brow31 sales
- Annisgarth Park30 sales
Postcode districts covering Windermere
- LA23£200,000 median
Quick answers
Common questions about this data
What is the average house price in Windermere?
The median price paid in Windermere across every sale on the register is £200,000. The median is used rather than the mean because a handful of very large sales would otherwise drag the average away from what a typical buyer paid.
How many homes have sold in Windermere?
6,105 sales are on record for Windermere, the most recent completing on 26 Jun 2026. Every one is a completed transfer lodged with HM Land Registry, not an asking price or an estimate.
Have Windermere house prices actually risen?
In cash, the median rose +39.6% between 2016 and 2026. In 2026 money — that is, after inflation — the change is +0.0%. Both numbers are true; only the second one tells you whether buying here preserved value.
When were Windermere house prices at their highest?
The highest yearly median on record is £440,000, set in 2024. That is the cash figure; measured in 2026 money the peak may fall in a different year, because inflation reshapes the series.
What is the price per square metre in Windermere?
£2,377 per square metre, from the 1,039 sales where an EPC floor area could be matched to the address. Price per square metre strips out size, so a flat and a house can be compared on the same basis.
How current is this data?
The latest sale shown here completed on 26 Jun 2026. HM Land Registry publishes Price Paid Data monthly and a sale can take a month or two to appear after completion, so the most recent weeks are always incomplete.
Cite this page: Sold Price History, “Windermere house prices”, 2026. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data © Crown copyright and database right, used under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Inflation adjustment: ONS CPIH.