Busk House, Blue Hill Road, Ambleside, LA22 0AN
About Busk House
Busk House is a three-bedroom detached house in Ambleside (LA22 0AN). It has a recorded floor area of 155 m² (around 1668 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (November 2013) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in July 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80). The latest certificate is from November 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include attached land beyond the plot. Period features are noted in the property record.
At 155 m² the property is well over the postcode median (73 m² across 7 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 3 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 2 is the typical count. 5 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. 9 years since the last transfer (October 2017). Today's modelled estimate of £816,000 is 27.3% above the 2017 sale price.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- LandYes
Building
- Central heatingYes
- Period featuresYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
Busk 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 15 Nov 2023
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Cavity wall insulation installed
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
Busk House has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- Sept 2019ConditionsIn report
Approval of details of conditions 2 and 3 of planning approval ref 7/2019/5103 (approved plans and roof sample) - provision of side porch and car port. Provision of shed/store to rear
- Council
- South Lakeland
- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- 7/2019/5493
- Jul 2019OutbuildingFullIn report
Erection of timber garden shed
- Council
- South Lakeland
- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- 7/2019/5302
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on Busk House was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£816,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£641,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
24 October 2017Most recent
£641,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LA22 0AN: £330,000 (2017–2000).
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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 Blue Hill Road homes
Busk House outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,135
Street avg £3,658
Floor Area
155 m²
Street avg 76 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.1 t/year
Street avg 4.9 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
0.9 km
Ambleside Waterhead Ferry Landing — ferry terminal.
Closest school
0.6 km
Ambleside CofE Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.4dB