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

2 Studio House is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Ambleside (LA22 0AD). It has a recorded floor area of 57 m² (around 614 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1983-1990. At 57 m² this is the 4th smallest of 7 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 36–100 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the top. On EPC score it ranks first in the building (76 versus a worst of 54). The latest certificate (December 2015) shows a C (score 76), near the top of the C band. The latest certificate is from December 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 57 m² it sits well below the postcode median (87 m² across 27 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 78% of similar EPCs). Last sold in February 2017, so it's been off the market for around 9 years. Across the public record there are 6 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1999–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £270,000 is 12.5% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£391/sq ft) was about 75.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode.