Hill Cottage, Blue Hill Road, Ambleside, LA22 0AN
About Hill Cottage
Hill Cottage is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Ambleside (LA22 0AN). It has a recorded floor area of 94 m² (around 1007 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1996-2002. The latest certificate (July 2010) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 73). The latest certificate is from July 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 94 m² it's 28% larger than the typical home in the postcode (73 m² median across 7 EPCs). 3 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 1 is the typical count. Last sold in December 2017, so it's been off the market for around 8 years. Across 2000–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £474,000 is 13.9% above the 2017 sale price.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
Energy performance
Hill Cottage'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 08 Jul 2020
EPC Rating
Planning history
Hill Cottage has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
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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
Hill Cottage has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 2000.
£474,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.8% per year over 18 years.
£416,000
Growth on file: 8.8% per year over 18 years.
Sales timeline
21 December 2017Most recent
£416,000
+26.1%over 4 years18 April 2013
£330,000
+251.1%over 12 years1 May 2000
£94,000
Median price across the last 4 sales in LA22 0AN: £336,000 (2017–2000).
Everything we know about Hill 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
Hill Cottage is notably below the street on years held.
Price per m²
£4,448
Street avg £3,554
Floor Area
94 m²
Street avg 85 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.8 t/year
Street avg 5.1 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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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