3 Waterhead Close, Ambleside, LA22 0AT
About 3 Waterhead Close
3 Waterhead Close is a detached house in Ambleside (LA22 0AT). It has a recorded floor area of 142 m² (around 1528 sq ft). The latest certificate (June 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 102). The latest certificate is from June 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 142 m² the property is well over the postcode median (87 m² across 22 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £742,000 is 18.7% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£409/sq ft) was about 26.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 11 years ago, in August 2015.
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Risks
planning & flood
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Trends
the local market
Energy performance
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 22 Jun 2025
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history at 3 Waterhead Close is exclusively tree-management applications — typical for a property with mature trees on or near the plot.
- Nov 2019Tree WorksTreesIn report
T1- Beech - Reduce two limbs over No. 3 Waterhead Close. T2- Conifer-Fell
- Council
- South Lakeland
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- T/2019/0156
- Feb 2016Tree WorksTreesIn report
Beech (W1) - Reduce limb over No. 3 Waterhead Close to a 3 metre pole.
- Council
- South Lakeland
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- T/2016/0003
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
3 Waterhead Close valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£742,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£625,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
27 August 2015Most recent
£625,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LA22 0AT: £602,750 (2024–2015).
Nearby sales in LA22 0AT
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What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
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- Larger development activity nearby

Versus other Waterhead Close homes
Floor Area for 3 Waterhead Close runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,401
Street avg £4,106
Floor Area
142 m²
Street avg 101 m²
CO₂ Emissions
2.4 t/year
Street avg 1.9 t/year
Years Held
11 years
Street avg 7 years
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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