Thornythwaite Cottage, Penrith
Thornythwaite Cottage, Penrith
Description & Estimates







Thornythwaite Cottage, Penrith is recorded publicly as a period freehold house across 1,410 ft2 of internal area, sitting on a 825 m2 plot.
Locally, houses of this size normally have 4 bedrooms with a garden.
Our estimate of the sale value of Thornythwaite Cottage, Penrith is £625,878 and its rental estimate is £1,897 per month, given the available information and assuming reasonable condition.
Matterdale, Penrith, CA11 falls within the CA11 postal district.
Our Data Sources
Thornythwaite Cottage, Penrith has a single entry in the Land Registry from April 2014 and a single entry in the EPC database dated March 2013.
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 Thornythwaite Cottage, Penrith, we estimate a market value of £657,172 and a rental value of £1,992 per month when presented in very good decorative order. Should the property require extensive cosmetic improvement, those figures would reduce to £582,066 and £1,765 per month respectively.
Recent Market Change
Over the last year, Thornythwaite Cottage, Penrith has seen its estimated sale value drop by £6,761 (1.1%) and its estimated rental value rise by £51 per month (2.7%). This results in an estimated gross rental yield of 3.6%.
Plot Size
HM Land Registry records the plot of land for Thornythwaite Cottage, Penrith as measuring 825 m2.
That makes it the 6th largest plot in the postcode, where 7 of the 8 other houses have recorded plot data.
Energy Efficiency
Thornythwaite Cottage, Penrith has an Energy Performance Rating (EPC) of D. This is based on the most recent assessment, dated 03 Mar 2013.
The property is not connected to mains gas and has fully triple glazed windows. It is heated using Electric storage heaters, Boiler and underfloor heating, oil.
Sold Prices
The most recent sale of Thornythwaite Cottage, Penrith completed on 29th April 2014 at £450,000 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 9.4% over the period since April 2014.
- Sold Apr 2014£450,000
Similar Properties Sold Nearby
Over the past 2 years 3 properties similar to Thornythwaite Cottage, Penrith have sold within a radius of 10.0 kilometres, per the Land Registry and our network of Estate Agents.
The latest, on the 20th January 2025, was Crows Nest, Penrith, CA11 0LF, a freehold house which sold for £585,000.
Read more about house prices in CA11.
•Nearby is defined as the radius comprising the nearest 2,000 addresses.
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Location Comparison
Of the 28 addresses on Matterdale, Penrith, CA11, Thornythwaite Cottage, Penrith comes out as the 16th largest and the 16th most expensive in our analysis of the public data.
It is also £332k more expensive than the average property across the CA11 district.
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Schools Nearby
- 6.3kmPenruddock Primary School
- 6.4kmPatterdale CofE Primary School
- 7.9kmThrelkeld CofE Primary School
- 13.4kmKeswick School
- 13.9kmQueen Elizabeth Grammar School Penrith
- 14.4kmUllswater Community College
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Public Transport Nearby
From Thornythwaite Cottage, Penrith, the nearest station is Penrith (North Lakes), 14.0 kilometres away.
- 14.0kmPenrith (North Lakes)
- 21.1kmLangwathby
- 23.2kmLazonby & Kirkoswald
Risk of Flooding
The flood risk here is rated very low, based on Environment Agency data.

