6 Busk Cottages, Blue Hill Road, Ambleside, LA22 0AQ
About 6 Busk Cottages
6 Busk Cottages is a mid-terrace house in Ambleside (LA22 0AQ). It has a recorded floor area of 52 m² (around 562 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (January 2012) shows an E (score 51), 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. The latest certificate is from January 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 52 m² it's 16% larger than the typical home in the postcode (45 m² median across 6 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2006–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 1.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £348,000 is 16% above the 2018 sale price. Sold August 2018 for £300,000.
Know exactly what you're buying at 6 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
Energy performance
6 Busk Cottages 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 17 Jan 2022
EPC Rating
Planning history
6 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 6 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
6 Busk Cottages valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£348,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 1.6% per year over 12 years.
£300,000
Growth on file: 1.6% per year over 12 years.
Sales timeline
30 August 2018Most recent
£300,000
+0.8%over 10 years8 April 2008
£297,500
+19.5%over 1 year19 October 2006
£249,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LA22 0AQ: £295,000 (2025–2014).
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
£467,8881 Busk Cottages, Blue Hill Road, Ambleside, LA22 0AQ
Sold Jun 2014
£247,0002 Busk Cottages, Blue Hill Road, Ambleside, LA22 0AQ
Sold Sept 2005
£200,000
Everything we know about 6 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
EPC Rating for 6 Busk Cottages lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£5,749
Street avg £6,320
Floor Area
52 m²
Street avg 48 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.4 t/year
Street avg 3.0 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