Barley Cottage, Old Lake Road, Ambleside, LA22 0AE
About Barley Cottage
Barley Cottage is a mid-terrace house in Ambleside (LA22 0AE). It has a recorded floor area of 103 m² (around 1109 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (January 2013) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 89), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from January 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since March 2006 — that's 20 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across 1998–2006, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £439,000 sits 89.2% above the 2006 sale of £232,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£209/sq ft) was about 23.4% below the postcode norm. At 103 m² it's 18.8% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (127 m² median across 10 EPCs).
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Before you offer, see what the listing won't tell you, the true value, the red flags and the full history.
Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 23 Jan 2023
EPC Rating
Planning history
Barley Cottage has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at Barley Cottage
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Barley Cottage saw 3 transfers in just over a decade — high turnover for the postcode.
£439,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.7% per year over 7 years.
£232,000
Growth on file: 4.7% per year over 7 years.
Sales timeline
3 March 2006Most recent
£232,000
+2.7%over 5 years10 August 2000
£226,000
+37.0%over 1 year4 October 1998
£165,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LA22 0AE: £386,000 (2024–2018).
Nearby sales in LA22 0AE
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Sold Aug 2024
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Sold Apr 2022
£477,000Gale Lodge Stables, Old Lake Road, Ambleside, LA22 0AE
Sold Mar 2022
£386,000The Gables, Old Lake Road, Ambleside, LA22 0AE
Sold Sept 2018
£376,750Kingswood, Old Lake Road, Ambleside, LA22 0AE
Sold Jan 2018
£300,000
Everything we know about Barley Cottage, 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 Old Lake Road homes
Price per m² for Barley Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,252
Street avg £3,880
Floor Area
103 m²
Street avg 118 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.6 t/year
Street avg 6.8 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
1.0 km
Ambleside Waterhead Ferry Landing — ferry terminal.
Closest school
0.4 km
Ambleside CofE Primary School. 1 school nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.9dB