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

1 planning record
Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
7
From EPC
Floor area
152 m²
1636 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 68
Council tax
Band F
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Orchard House

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

Orchard House is a detached house in Ambleside (LA22 0AE). It has a recorded floor area of 152 m² (around 1636 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (March 2016) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from March 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since July 2004 — that's 22 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 152 m² the property is well over the postcode median (111 m² across 10 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £750,000 sits 66.7% above the 2004 sale of £450,000. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2022.

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Energy

Energy performance

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

Orchard House's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 07 Mar 2026

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D68
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Very Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
6.2 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Orchard House, Old Lake Road, Ambleside, LA22 0AE, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
  1. Mar 2022
    Tree WorksTrees
    In report

    2 x Birch trees (listed as T1 & T2 in notification) - Fell to ground level. Sycamore tree (listed as T3 in notification) - Fell to ground level. Ash tree (listed as T4 in notification) - Fell to ground level.

    Council
    South Lakeland
    Documents
    5 docs on file
    Reference
    T/2022/0028
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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.

Orchard House valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£750,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2004)

£450,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 28 July 2004Most recent

    £450,000

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

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On the street

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.

Orchard House outperforms the street on habitable rooms by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,961

Street avg £3,802

Below

Floor Area

152 m²

Street avg 113 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

6.2 t/year

Street avg 6.6 t/year

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£550k

1 Cunsey House, Cunsey

LA22 0LT

£1.2m

1 Gale Crescent, Lower Gale

LA22 0BD

£436k

1 Courier Cottages, Near Sawrey

LA22 0LF

£417k

1 Bryers Fold, Far Sawrey

LA22 0LL

£400k

1 Croft Barn, Kings Yard, Hawkshead

LA22 0QP

2 bed
£393k

1 Cunsey Bridge Cottages, Cunsey

LA22 0LU

£391k

1 Bryers Brow, Far Sawrey

LA22 0LL

£381k

1 Brown Cow Cottages, Hawkshead

LA22 0PH

1 bed1 bath
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Ambleside district page.
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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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

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 road noise heatmap for LA22 0AE

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
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about Orchard House, Old Lake Road, Ambleside, LA22 0AE. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.