5 Studio House, Lake Road, Ambleside, LA22 0AD
About 5 Studio House
5 Studio House is a mid-terrace house in Ambleside (LA22 0AD). It has a recorded floor area of 72 m² (around 775 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. At 72 m² this is the 5th 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 across 7 units on file. The latest certificate (February 2025) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76). Main heating runs on electricity.
Held since January 2002 — that's 24 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Today's modelled estimate of £265,000 sits 233.3% above the 2002 sale of £79,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£103/sq ft) was about 54.7% below the postcode norm. At 72 m² it's 17.2% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (87 m² median across 27 EPCs). One historical planning record sits against the property in 2010.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Jul 2010Change Of UseFullIn report
Change of use from retail to A2 offices. No physical works proposed
- Council
- South Lakeland
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 7/2010/5293
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
5 Studio House's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (2002).
£265,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£79,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
18 January 2002Most recent
£79,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in LA22 0AD: £378,700 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in LA22 0AD
1a, Lake Road, Ambleside, LA22 0AD
Sold Mar 2025
£156,0004 Studio House, Lake Road, Ambleside, LA22 0AD
Sold Jul 2023
£378,700Old Bank House, Lake Road, Ambleside, LA22 0AD
Sold Apr 2023
£1,350,0001 Studio House, Lake Road, Ambleside, LA22 0AD
Sold Feb 2023
£265,0003 Sussex House, Lake Road, Ambleside, LA22 0AD
Sold Mar 2022
£845,000
Everything we know about 5 Studio House, in one report
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 Lake Road homes
Price per m² for 5 Studio House lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,104
Street avg £3,602
Floor Area
72 m²
Street avg 80 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.0 t/year
Street avg 4.4 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
1.2 km
Ambleside Waterhead Ferry Landing — ferry terminal.
Closest school
0.2 km
Ambleside CofE Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.1dB