Conservation areas in Lake District National Park Authority
Lake District National Park Authority has 23 conservation areas in planning.data.gov.uk; 3,491 homes inside them have an energy certificate, and 61.4% of those are solid-wall homes without wall insulation. The largest by number of homes is Keswick (879). 2 of the areas overlap an Article 4 direction that removes rights for windows, roofs, solar or heat pumps (Hesket Newmarket, Keswick). The council publishes its Article 4 areas on planning.data.gov.uk. EPC register November 2026.
| Conservation area | Homes with EPC | Solid walls, no insulation | Gas boiler | Heat pumps | Listed buildings | Article 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ambleside | 578 | 61% | 67% | 4 | 42 | none published |
| Askham | 73 | 70% | 0% | 2 | 44 | none published |
| Bampton | 14 | 79% | 0% | 1 | 4 | none published |
| Bampton Grange | 23 | 48% | 0% | 3 | 9 | none published |
| Blindcrake | 45 | 49% | 0% | 7 | 7 | none published |
| Bowness | 391 | 64% | 68% | 1 | 16 | none published |
| Broughton-In-Furness | 123 | 71% | 84% | 1 | 22 | none published |
| Caldbeck | 64 | 58% | 2% | 6 | 19 | none published |
| Far Sawrey | 37 | 84% | 0% | 2 | 6 | none published |
| Grasmere Town End | 17 | 100% | 71% | 0 | 3 | none published |
| Grasmere Village | 94 | 60% | 79% | 1 | 13 | none published |
| Hartsop | 12 | 67% | 0% | 1 | 14 | none published |
| Hawkshead | 73 | 59% | 85% | 1 | 40 | none published |
| Helton | 25 | 76% | 0% | 1 | 6 | none published |
| Hesket Newmarket | 34 | 68% | 0% | 2 | 22 | removes some rights |
| Keswick | 879 | 56% | 80% | 0 | 33 | removes some rights |
| Lowther | 27 | 100% | 0% | 1 | 6 | none published |
| Near Sawrey | 43 | 51% | 0% | 3 | 11 | none published |
| Ravenglass | 44 | 80% | 73% | 0 | 2 | none published |
| Rydal | 17 | 82% | 71% | 0 | 19 | none published |
| Staveley | 167 | 66% | 82% | 2 | 6 | none published |
| Troutbeck | 70 | 71% | 1% | 13 | 31 | other matters only |
| Windermere | 641 | 57% | 73% | 13 | 10 | none published |
Areas with at least 30 homes with an energy certificate have their own page. Areas drawn only as a point in planning.data.gov.uk have no boundary, so no homes are counted. England, all conservation areas: 48.7% solid walls without insulation, 66.4% gas boilers.
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