Swallowdale, Old Lake Road, Ambleside, LA22 0AE
About Swallowdale
Swallowdale is a detached house in Ambleside (LA22 0AE). It has a recorded floor area of 163 m² (around 1755 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (July 2024) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 61). Main heating runs on electricity.
At 163 m² the property is well over the postcode median (111 m² across 10 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 70% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £937,000 is 10.2% above the 2024 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£484/sq ft) was about 84.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold August 2024 for £850,000. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2006.
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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
Swallowdale's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Dec 2006OutbuildingFullIn report
Proposed garden room
- Council
- South Lakeland
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 7/2006/5601
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on Swallowdale was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£937,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£850,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
13 August 2024Most recent
£850,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LA22 0AE: £386,000 (2022–2014).
Nearby sales in LA22 0AE
Honey Cottage, Old Lake Road, Ambleside, LA22 0AE
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
£300,000Edelweiss, Old Lake Road, Ambleside, LA22 0AE
Sold Mar 2014
£439,000
Everything we know about Swallowdale, 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
Swallowdale outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£5,215
Street avg £3,551
Floor Area
163 m²
Street avg 111 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
17.0 t/year
Street avg 5.4 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