Honey Cottage, Old Lake Road, Ambleside, LA22 0AE
About Honey Cottage
Honey Cottage is a three-bedroom 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. Period features are noted in the property record.
On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£430/sq ft) was about 63.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 103 m² it's 18.8% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (127 m² median across 10 EPCs). 3 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 1 is the typical count. Sold April 2022 for £477,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms3
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- ParkingOff road
Building
- Heating systemGas
- Period featuresYes
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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 23 Jan 2023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
Honey Cottage has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
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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
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£520,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£477,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
28 April 2022Most recent
£477,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LA22 0AE: £386,000 (2024–2014).
Nearby sales in LA22 0AE
Swallowdale, Old Lake Road, Ambleside, LA22 0AE
Sold Aug 2024
£850,000Gale 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
£300,000Edelweiss, Old Lake Road, Ambleside, LA22 0AE
Sold Mar 2014
£439,000
Everything we know about Honey 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
Honey Cottage is notably below the street on years held.
Price per m²
£4,631
Street avg £3,616
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.
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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