Gale Hill Cottage, Gale Terrace, Ambleside, LA22 0AA
About Gale Hill Cottage
Gale Hill Cottage is a detached house in Ambleside (LA22 0AA). It has a recorded floor area of 49 m² (around 527 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (March 2021) shows an E (score 41), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in August 2009 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good; while lighting dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 80), a 2-band jump.
At 49 m² it sits well below the postcode median (92 m² across 3 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2024.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Gale Hill Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
Roof insulation improved
Planning history
- Apr 2024RenovationOutlineIn report
Proposed replacement of existing roof slates with Brazillian green slate
- Council
- South Lakeland
- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- 7/2024/5055
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Gale Hill Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£346,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 3 sales in LA22 0AA: £292,000 (2014–2006).
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What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby
Versus other Gale Terrace homes
On floor area, Gale Hill Cottage runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
41 (E)
Street avg 48 (E)
Floor Area
49 m²
Street avg 89 m²
CO₂ Emissions
6.4 t/year
Street avg 6.3 t/year
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
1.3 km
Ambleside Waterhead Ferry Landing — ferry terminal.
Closest school
0.3 km
Ambleside CofE Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.6dB