1 Waterhead Close, Ambleside, LA22 0AT
About 1 Waterhead Close
1 Waterhead Close is a detached house in Ambleside (LA22 0AT). It has a recorded floor area of 165 m² (around 1776 sq ft). The latest certificate (March 2015) returns a high B (score 86), putting the home a stone's throw from an A rating. The recommended improvements would push it to A (score 99). The latest certificate is from March 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 165 m² the property is well over the postcode median (87 m² across 22 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2021.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
1 Waterhead Close'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 10 Mar 2025
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Jun 2021OutbuildingFullIn report
Erection of a timber octagonal cabin known locally as a 'hobbit hut' in our back garden
- Council
- South Lakeland
- Documents
- 14 docs on file
- Reference
- 7/2021/5326
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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
1 Waterhead Close has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£684,000
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 0AT: £625,000 (2024–2015).
Nearby sales in LA22 0AT
Everything we know about 1 Waterhead Close, 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 Waterhead Close homes
1 Waterhead Close outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
86 (B)
Street avg 84 (B)
Floor Area
165 m²
Street avg 100 m²
CO₂ Emissions
3.4 t/year
Street avg 1.9 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.5 km
Ambleside Waterhead Ferry Landing — ferry terminal.
Closest school
0.9 km
Ambleside CofE Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.1dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.6dB