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

3 Studio House is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Ambleside (LA22 0AD). It has a recorded floor area of 46 m² (around 496 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. At 46 m² this is the 2nd 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 bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (54 versus a best of 76). The latest certificate (January 2012) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 59). The latest certificate is from January 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Untraded for 21 years, with the last transfer in May 2005. At 46 m² it sits well below the postcode median (87 m² across 27 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 85% of similar EPCs). Across 2003–2005, sale prices on this property compounded at 30.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £237,000 is 48.1% above the 2005 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£323/sq ft) was about 46.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode.