1 Busk Cottages, Blue Hill Road, Ambleside, LA22 0AQ
About 1 Busk Cottages
1 Busk Cottages is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Ambleside (LA22 0AQ). It has a recorded floor area of 30 m² (around 325 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (April 2009) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The latest certificate is from April 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 30 m² it sits well below the postcode median (50 m² across 6 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 2007–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £299,000 is 21.1% above the 2014 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£761/sq ft) was about 43.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in June 2014 and unlisted since — roughly 12 years.
Know exactly what you're buying at 1 Busk Cottages
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
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms1
Energy performance
1 Busk Cottages'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 30 Apr 2019
EPC Rating
Planning history
1 Busk Cottages has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 1 Busk Cottages
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
1 Busk Cottages saw 3 transfers in just over a decade — high turnover for the postcode.
£299,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.5% per year over 7 years.
£247,000
Growth on file: 4.5% per year over 7 years.
Sales timeline
12 June 2014Most recent
£247,000
+7.4%over 5 years8 June 2009
£230,000
+27.8%over 2 years12 April 2007
£180,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LA22 0AQ: £300,000 (2025–2018).
Nearby sales in LA22 0AQ
5 Busk Cottages, Blue Hill Road, Ambleside, LA22 0AQ
Sold Mar 2025
£290,0004 Busk Cottages, Blue Hill Road, Ambleside, LA22 0AQ
Sold Nov 2022
£405,0008 Busk Cottages, Blue Hill Road, Ambleside, LA22 0AQ
Sold Nov 2020
£467,8886 Busk Cottages, Blue Hill Road, Ambleside, LA22 0AQ
Sold Aug 2018
£300,0002 Busk Cottages, Blue Hill Road, Ambleside, LA22 0AQ
Sold Sept 2005
£200,000
Everything we know about 1 Busk Cottages, 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
On price per m², 1 Busk Cottages stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£8,192
Street avg £5,831
Floor Area
30 m²
Street avg 52 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.1 t/year
Street avg 3.5 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.
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
48.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.7dB