How Head Cottage, Coniston occupies a 1,501 m² plot as recorded by HM Land Registry.

Of the 14 other houses in this postcode, 7 have recorded plot sizes, and this one ranks as the 4th largest.

How Head Cottage, Coniston has an Energy Performance Rating (EPC) of F. This is based on the most recent assessment, dated 05 Sep 2015.

The property is not connected to mains gas and has fully double glazed windows. It is heated using a boiler and radiators (oil).

How Head Cottage, Coniston last changed hands on 20th May 1997, selling for £280,000. The transaction was logged as a freehold house by HM Land Registry.

In total it has sold twice since 1995.

• Sold May 1997£280,000
• Sold Aug 1995£217,500

Land Registry records and our Estate Agent network show 42 sales of comparable properties within 7.9 kilometres of How Head Cottage, Coniston since 2012.

Most recently, Browedge, How Head, Coniston, LA21 8AA, a freehold house, sold at £647,500 on the 30th January 2026.

Read more about house prices in LA21.

• Sold Jan 2026£647,500 | 4 Bed HouseBrowedge, How Head, Coniston, LA21 8AABrowedge, How Head, Coniston, LA21 8AA
• Sold Aug 2025£622,000 | 4 Bed HouseWansfell View, Main Street, Ambleside, LA22 0NSWansfell View, Main Street, Ambleside, LA22 0NS
• Sold Jul 2025£690,000 | 4 Bed HouseNew Vicarage, Yewdale Road, Coniston, LA21 8DXNew Vicarage, Yewdale Road, Coniston, LA21 8DX
• Sold Mar 2025£820,000 | 4 Bed HouseBroad Howe, Ambleside, LA22 0LABroad Howe, Ambleside, LA22 0LA
• Sold Feb 2025£705,000 | 4 Bed HouseSouth View Cottage, Ambleside, LA22 0PSSouth View Cottage, Ambleside, LA22 0PS
• Sold Mar 2024£725,000 | 4 Bed HouseBrant Close, Shepherds Bridge Lane, Coniston, LA21 8ALBrant Close, Shepherds Bridge Lane, Coniston, LA21 8AL
• Sold Jun 2021£863,000 | 4 Bed HouseHawkshead Old Hall, Ambleside, LA22 0NNHawkshead Old Hall, Ambleside, LA22 0NN
• Sold Dec 2020£700,000 | 4 Bed HouseThe Keld, Coniston, LA21 8AGThe Keld, Coniston, LA21 8AG
• Sold Sep 2019£550,000 | 4 Bed HouseCedar Wood, Coniston, LA21 8ARCedar Wood, Coniston, LA21 8AR
• Sold Sep 2019£150,000 | 4 Bed House5, Holly How Close, Coniston, LA21 8BZ5, Holly How Close, Coniston, LA21 8BZ
• Sold Mar 2019£550,000 | 4 Bed HouseRock Cottage, Ulverston, LA12 8LSRock Cottage, Ulverston, LA12 8LS
• Sold Nov 2018£50,000 | 4 Bed HouseSpawney Yam, Ambleside, LA22 0PYSpawney Yam, Ambleside, LA22 0PY
• Sold Oct 2017£685,000 | 4 Bed HouseGrey Fells, Ambleside, LA22 0PUGrey Fells, Ambleside, LA22 0PU
• Sold Jul 2017£593,000 | 4 Bed HouseThe Old Loft, Ambleside, LA22 0PWThe Old Loft, Ambleside, LA22 0PW
• Sold May 2017£630,000 | 4 Bed HouseDow Crag House, Coniston, LA21 8ATDow Crag House, Coniston, LA21 8AT
• Sold Feb 2015£635,000 | 4 Bed HouseBrookside, Main Street, Ambleside, LA22 0NSBrookside, Main Street, Ambleside, LA22 0NS
• Sold Dec 2013£625,000 | 4 Bed HouseHigh Orchard, Ambleside, LA22 0QGHigh Orchard, Ambleside, LA22 0QG
• Sold May 2013£410,000 | 4 Bed HouseHill Cottage, Ambleside, LA22 0PSHill Cottage, Ambleside, LA22 0PS
• Sold Dec 2012£460,000 | 4 Bed House19, Collingwood Close, Coniston, LA21 8DZ19, Collingwood Close, Coniston, LA21 8DZ
• Sold Dec 2012£320,000 | 4 Bed House10, Collingwood Close, Coniston, LA21 8DZ10, Collingwood Close, Coniston, LA21 8DZ

Our analysis of the public data ranks How Head Cottage, Coniston as the 76th largest and the 64th most expensive of the 292 addresses on Torver, Coniston, LA21.

Against the LA21 postcode district average, it is £253k more expensive than the typical property.

• Coniston CofE Primary School

  1.5 km away
• Hawkshead Esthwaite Primary School

  3.5 km away
• Langdale CofE School

  8.0 km away

• John Ruskin School

  1.5 km away
• The Lakes School

  8.8 km away
• Cartmel Priory CofE School

  19.8 km away

• Windermere

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  9.7 km away
• Staveley (Cumbria)

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  15.0 km away
• Foxfield

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  16.1 km away

Environment Agency data suggests this area has a Very Low risk of flooding.