What kind of home is Old Lake House, Old Lake Road, LA22 0AE?

Old Lake House, Old Lake Road, LA22 0AE is a 4-bedroom detached house.

What did Old Lake House, Old Lake Road, LA22 0AE sell for?

Old Lake House, Old Lake Road, LA22 0AE last sold for £390,000 in September 2012, around 14 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £145,000 in October 1996. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of Old Lake House, Old Lake Road, LA22 0AE changed over time?

Across 3 sales between October 1996 and September 2012, Old Lake House, Old Lake Road, LA22 0AE rose from £145,000 to £390,000, a change of £245,000. That works out to roughly +6.4% per year compounded over 16 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does Old Lake House, Old Lake Road, LA22 0AE have?

The current EPC rating for Old Lake House, Old Lake Road, LA22 0AE is D with a score of 64 out of 100, lodged in May 2011. Source: EPC Register.

How big is Old Lake House, Old Lake Road, LA22 0AE?

Old Lake House, Old Lake Road, LA22 0AE has a recorded floor area of 119 m² (1,277 sq ft), around 30 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 15% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in LA22 0AE. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does Old Lake House, Old Lake Road, LA22 0AE use?

The latest EPC at Old Lake House, Old Lake Road, LA22 0AE records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What planning history does Old Lake House, Old Lake Road, LA22 0AE have?

Old Lake House, Old Lake Road, LA22 0AE has council approval for two-storey extension granted in July 2013 under ref. 7/2013/5252. Source: PlanIt planning register.

Which area is Old Lake House, Old Lake Road, LA22 0AE in?

Old Lake House, Old Lake Road, LA22 0AE sits in Ambleside. It falls within the LA22 postcode district in Cumbria.

What is crime like near Old Lake House, Old Lake Road, LA22 0AE?

Police records around Old Lake House, Old Lake Road, LA22 0AE show an average of 2 reported crimes per month over the last 5 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 44% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near Old Lake House, Old Lake Road, LA22 0AE?

The closest primary school to Old Lake House, Old Lake Road, LA22 0AE is Ambleside CofE Primary School (376m).

How well connected is Old Lake House, Old Lake Road, LA22 0AE?

The closest ferry stop to Old Lake House, Old Lake Road, LA22 0AE is Ambleside Waterhead Ferry Landing, 1.0km away.

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Old Lake House, Old Lake Road, Ambleside, LA22 0AE

3 sales on record2 planning records

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Floor area

119 m²

1277 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 64

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About Old Lake House

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

Old Lake House is a four-bedroom detached house in Ambleside (LA22 0AE). It has a recorded floor area of 119 m² (around 1277 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1991-1995. The latest certificate (May 2011) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The latest certificate is from May 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. 14 years since the last transfer (September 2012). Across 1996–2012, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £577,000 is 47.9% above the 2012 sale price. 4 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 2 is the typical count.

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Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms4
Dining roomYes
EnsuiteYes

Outside

Private gardenYes
GarageYes

Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Old Lake House'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 22 May 2021

EPC Rating

D64

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

4.8 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Old Lake House, Old Lake Road, Ambleside, LA22 0AE, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Jul 2013
ExtensionFull
In report
Extension: Two storey
Proposed two storey extensions to either gable end of Old Lake House along with new balcony, parking and associated landscaping
Council
South Lakeland
Documents
9 docs on file
Reference
7/2013/5252
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Nov 2012
Tree WorksTrees
In report
Fell 2 cypress trees
Council
South Lakeland
Documents
2 docs on file
Reference
T/2012/0102
View planning record

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Sale price has at least doubled since 1996.

Current estimate

£577,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.4% per year over 16 years.

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Last sold (2012)

£390,000

Growth on file: 6.4% per year over 16 years.

Sales timeline

13 September 2012Most recent
£390,000
+77.3%over 12 years
16 August 2000
£220,000
+51.7%over 3 years
7 October 1996
£145,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in LA22 0AE: £386,000 (2024–2018).

Nearby sales in LA22 0AE

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Versus other Old Lake Road homes

Four headline reads against 9 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Price per m²

£3,288

Street avg £3,765

On par

Floor Area

119 m²

Street avg 116 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

4.8 t/year

Street avg 6.7 t/year

On par

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Area

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Full Ambleside report

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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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around LA22 0AE from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

49.4dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for LA22 0AE

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

40.9dB

Low

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