1 Studio House, Lake Road, Ambleside, LA22 0AD

1 Studio House is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Ambleside (LA22 0AD). It has a recorded floor area of 36 m² (around 388 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. Tenure is freehold. At 36 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (36–100 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C across 7 units on file. The latest certificate (July 2022) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in February 2010 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and main heating dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75).

At 36 m² it sits well below the postcode median (87 m² across 27 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Sold February 2023 for £265,000. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 2003–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.7% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£684/sq ft) was about 218.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2006.