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£950,000

Ecclerigg, Windermere, Cumbria

Land size: 20.46 acres

Key Features

Substantial four bedroom residence
Detached stone barn, garaging, workshop and dovecote offering development potential (subject to planning)
Benefit of 20.46 acres of gardens and grounds
Excellent accessibility and connectivity to Windermere and beyond
Forming part of the Calgarth Hall Estate

Description

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A substantial and attractive house in an idyllic position with approximately 20.46 acres of its own gardens and grounds together with a detached two storey stone barn, with three-bay garages at ground level and a dovecote above all offering potential for development, subject to consents. Set in the heart of the Lake District National Park yet enjoying excellent accessibility and connectivity.Middlerigg House is a substantial and attractive four-bedroom house in an idyllic position with approximately 20.46 acres of its own gardens and grounds. The property features many characterful and attractive features including traditional beams and a centrepiece, original fireplace. The house has recently been rewired but would require internal modernisation.

Middlerigg also has a detached two storey stone barn, with three-bay garages at ground level and a dovecote above, as well as an attached stable at one end. There is also a small workshop/garden shed positioned to the rear of the barn, all offering potential for development, subject to consents.

The property is part of the Calgarth Hall Estate with additional land and property available separately.

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Map Location

Property details

Tenure: Freehold
Council Tax Band: G
Date Posted: 2026-06-11

Market Value Analysis

Compared with 88 Homes with Land listings in North West England (10+ acres).

This Property£46,432 / acre

Homes with Land Average (10+ acres) £77,100 / acre

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Utilities & Restrictions

Utilities

Electricity: Ask Agent
Water: Ask Agent
Heating: Ask Agent
Broadband: Ask Agent
Sewerage: Ask Agent

Rights & Restrictions

Public Rights of Way: Ask Agent
Private Rights of Way: Ask Agent
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Restrictions: Ask Agent

Listed status, conservation areas and planning constraints for this location are in the full report.

Property Features

Accessibility: Ask Agent
Parking: Private Parking
Garden: Garden

Beyond the particulars: planning activity, flood history, heritage and ground risks, checked for this exact spot.

Connectivity

Broadband

Fastest speed available at this postcode

75 Mbps

Superfast

Suitable for

HD streaming
Video calls
Web & social

Mobile signal

CallsDataEE Good GoodO2 Good GoodThree Good GoodVodafone Good Good

Outdoor predictions; indoor signal depends on building materials.

Ofcom Connected Nations postcode-level predictions. Speeds and signal are modelled, not measured, and vary between addresses and providers.

Signal is the easy part. Planning activity, flood history and protected designations here are in the full report.

Nearest Schools

Primary

St Cuthberts Catholic Primary School, Windermere1.4 milesOfsted: Requires improvement
Ages
3 to 11
Pupils
40
Type
Academy converter
Faith
Roman Catholic
Goodly Dale Primary School1.4 milesOfsted: Good *
Ages
3 to 11
Pupils
77
Type
Community school
St Martin & St Mary Church of England Primary School1.4 milesNo Ofsted rating
Ages
2 to 11
Pupils
336
Type
Voluntary aided school
Faith
Church of England
Hawkshead Esthwaite Primary School3 milesNo Ofsted rating
Ages
4 to 11
Pupils
30
Type
Community school
Ambleside CofE Primary School3.3 milesOfsted: Requires improvement
Ages
3 to 11
Pupils
52
Type
Academy sponsor led
Faith
Church of England

Secondary

The Lakes School506 metresOfsted: Good
Ages
11 to 18
Pupils
445
Type
Community school
John Ruskin School6.1 milesOfsted: Good
Ages
11 to 16
Pupils
247
Type
Community school
The Queen Katherine School8.5 milesOfsted report card · May 2026
Ages
11 to 19
Pupils
910
Type
Academy converter
Kirkbie Kendal School9 milesNo Ofsted rating
Ages
11 to 18
Pupils
1,029
Type
Academy converter
Dallam School13 milesOfsted report card · Apr 2026
Ages
11 to 18
Pupils
761
Type
Academy converter

* Latest graded judgement covers quality of education only; no overall grade was issued under the 2024-25 inspection framework.

Distances are straight-line from the advertised location. Source: the national school registers (DfE, Welsh Government, Scottish Government) and Ofsted.

Schools are just the start: sold prices nearby, planning activity and any flood history are in the full report.

Amenities

Supermarket

Spar - Troutbeck Bridge, Windermere773 metres

Booths Windermere, Windermere1.1 miles

Sainsburys Windermere Main Road Local, Windermere1.1 miles

GP surgery

St. Mary'S Surgery0.9 miles

Pharmacy

Boots1.1 miles

Hospital

Westmorland General Hospital9.8 miles

Green space

Playing Field437 metres

Straight-line distances from the advertised location. Sources: NHS records, Geolytix supermarket locations, OS Open Greenspace and the national trails registers.

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Getting Around

Nearest station

Windermere Rail Station1.2 miles

Nearest bus stop

Moss Ghyll636 metres

Typical drive times

Kendal17 min · 9.8 miles

Ambleside12 min · 4.4 miles

Windermere5 min · 1.8 miles

Lancaster (city)45 min · 32 miles

Bowness-on-Windermere7 min · 2.7 miles

Straight-line distances from the advertised location; drive times are typical free-flow times over OpenStreetMap road data, so allow more at peak. Public transport locations from DfT NaPTAN.

Easy to reach matters. So do planning activity, flood history and ground risks: all in the full report.

Flood Risk

From Environment Agency flood map open data, checked around the advertised map pin and allowing for the listed acreage where known. This summary comes from LandSale, the advertising platform, not from the listing agent, and is not part of the agent's particulars. Risk can vary across a single holding, so verify anything critical through your own searches before committing.

Rivers and the sea

Flood Zone 3Higher risk

Mapped within the area searched, not at the advertised map pin itself.

Surface water

A 1 in 30 or greater chance each yearHigher risk

Mapped within the area searched, not at the advertised map pin itself.

These bandings are the summary. Where this location sits on the flood maps, plus planning activity, heritage and ground risks, is in the full report.

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