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

3 Sussex House is a mid-terrace house in Ambleside (LA22 0AD). It has a recorded floor area of 89 m² (around 958 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. At 89 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (89–93 m²). The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (58 versus a best of 77). The latest certificate (May 2020) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in June 2016 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Good.

Today's modelled estimate of £334,000 is 60.5% below the 2022 sale of £845,000, a rare downward gap that often correlates with deferred maintenance or unfinished works. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£882/sq ft) was about 300.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 89 m² it's 21.9% larger than the typical home in the postcode (73 m² median across 27 EPCs). Most recent transfer: March 2022 at £845,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2021.