Hayrake Cottage, Blue Hill Road, Ambleside, LA22 0AN
About Hayrake Cottage
Hayrake Cottage is a semi-detached house in Ambleside (LA22 0AN). It has a recorded floor area of 66 m² (around 714 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (June 2011) shows an F (score 29), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would push it to E (score 54). The latest certificate is from June 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement.
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Before you offer, see what the listing won't tell you, the true value, the red flags and the full history.
Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Hayrake Cottage sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 01 Jun 2021
EPC Rating
Planning history
Hayrake Cottage has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at Hayrake Cottage
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
Hayrake Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£392,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in LA22 0AN: £385,000 (2017–2010).
Everything we know about Hayrake 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 Blue Hill Road homes
Hayrake Cottage is notably below the street on epc rating.
EPC Rating
29 (F)
Street avg 63 (D)
Floor Area
66 m²
Street avg 88 m²
CO₂ Emissions
9.2 t/year
Street avg 4.5 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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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.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.4dB