Coachmans Cottage, Old Lake Road, Ambleside, LA22 0AE
About Coachmans Cottage
Coachmans Cottage is a semi-detached house in Ambleside (LA22 0AE). It has a recorded floor area of 60 m² (around 644 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (April 2009) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The latest certificate is from April 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Untraded for 22 years, with the last transfer in July 2004. Across 2003–2004, sale prices on this property compounded at 32% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £408,000 sits 59.1% above the 2004 sale of £256,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£398/sq ft) was about 55.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 60 m² it sits well below the postcode median (127 m² across 10 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 70% of similar EPCs).
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Coachmans Cottage's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 26 Apr 2019
EPC Rating
Planning history
Coachmans Cottage has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at Coachmans 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
Coachmans Cottage changed hands twice within eighteen months — unusual for the area.
£408,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 32.0% per year over 1 year.
£256,500
Growth on file: 32.0% per year over 1 year.
Sales timeline
1 July 2004Most recent
£256,500
+16.6%over 9 months29 September 2003
£220,000
+25.7%over 7 months14 February 2003
£175,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LA22 0AE: £386,000 (2024–2018).
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Sold Mar 2022
£386,000The Gables, Old Lake Road, Ambleside, LA22 0AE
Sold Sept 2018
£376,750Kingswood, Old Lake Road, Ambleside, LA22 0AE
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£300,000
Everything we know about Coachmans 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
Years Held for Coachmans Cottage runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,286
Street avg £3,654
Floor Area
60 m²
Street avg 123 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.0 t/year
Street avg 6.7 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.
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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