The How, Keswick
The How, Keswick
Description & Estimates
The How, Keswick is recorded publicly as a period freehold house across 1,722 ft2 of internal area, sitting on a 1,642 m2 plot.
Locally, houses of this size normally have 4 bedrooms with a garden.
Our estimate of the sale value of The How, Keswick is £970,283 and its rental estimate is £2,879 per month, given the available information and assuming reasonable condition.
Rosthwaite, Keswick, CA12 falls within the CA12 postal district.
Our Data Sources
The How, Keswick has a single entry in the Land Registry from December 2021 and a single entry in the EPC database dated October 2025.
We combine this information with that of neighbouring properties to estimate the property attributes and values.
The local information is scored as 1 out of 5 and is considered of low accuracy.
Price Range & Condition
The condition of a property plays an important role in determining its value, with the degree of impact varying by property type, size and location.
For The How, Keswick, we estimate a market value of £1,018,797 and a rental value of £3,023 per month when presented in very good decorative order. Should the property require extensive cosmetic improvement, those figures would reduce to £902,363 and £2,678 per month respectively.
Recent Market Change
Over the last year, The How, Keswick has seen its estimated sale value drop by £14,220 (1.5%) and its estimated rental value rise by £98 per month (3.4%). This results in an estimated gross rental yield of 3.6%.
Plot Size
HM Land Registry records the plot of land for The How, Keswick as measuring 1,642 m2.
That makes it the 2nd largest plot in the postcode, where 18 of the 29 other houses have recorded plot data.
Energy Efficiency
The How, Keswick has an Energy Performance Rating (EPC) of G. This is based on the most recent assessment, dated 29 Oct 2025.
The property is not connected to mains gas and has single glazed windows. It is heated using No system present: electric heaters assumed.
Sold Prices
The most recent sale of The How, Keswick completed on 9th December 2021 at £891,000 and was recorded by HM Land Registry as a freehold house.
Since 1995 this is the property's only sale.
Values of comparable properties have dropped by 29.1% over the period since December 2021.
- Sold Dec 2021£891,000
Similar Properties Sold Nearby
Over the past 2 years 3 properties similar to The How, Keswick have sold within a radius of 8.7 kilometres, per the Land Registry and our network of Estate Agents.
The latest, on the 24th January 2024, was Yew Tree Cottage, Keswick, CA12 5SP, a freehold house which sold for £1,150,000.
Read more about house prices in CA12.
- Sold Jan 2024£1,150,000 | 4 Bed HouseYew Tree Cottage, Keswick, CA12 5SPYew Tree Cottage, Keswick, CA12 5SP
- Sold Sep 2021£910,550 | 5 Bed HouseOld Vicarage, Keswick, CA12 5TUOld Vicarage, Keswick, CA12 5TU
- Sold Dec 2007£800,000 | 5 Bed HouseHigh Ground, Keswick, CA12 5UGHigh Ground, Keswick, CA12 5UG
•Nearby is defined as the radius comprising the nearest 2,000 addresses.
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Location Comparison
Of the 31 addresses on Rosthwaite, Keswick, CA12, The How, Keswick comes out as the 11th largest and the 3rd most expensive in our analysis of the public data.
It is also £635k more expensive than the average property across the CA12 district.
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Schools Nearby
- 800mBorrowdale CofE Primary School
- 9.0kmSt Herbert's CofE (VA) Primary and Nursery School
- 9.2kmBraithwaite CofE Primary School
- 9.5kmKeswick School
- 18.0kmJohn Ruskin School
- 20.7kmCockermouth School
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Public Transport Nearby
From The How, Keswick, the nearest station is Windermere, 22.5 kilometres away.
- 22.5kmWindermere
- 25.1kmDrigg
- 25.1kmRavenglass for Eskdale
Available Internet Speeds
Broadband here reaches superfast speeds, based on recent Ofcom data.
According to recent data from Ofcom, Superfast broadband is available in the area.
Risk of Flooding
The flood risk here is rated very low, based on Environment Agency data.
