5 Waterhead Close, Ambleside, LA22 0AT
About 5 Waterhead Close
5 Waterhead Close is a three-bedroom detached house in Ambleside (LA22 0AT). It has a recorded floor area of 117 m² (around 1259 sq ft). The latest certificate (June 2015) returns a high B (score 88), putting the home a stone's throw from an A rating. The recommended improvements would push it to A (score 106). The latest certificate is from June 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. The property has solar panels on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal.
At 117 m² the property is well over the postcode median (87 m² across 22 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 3 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 1 is the typical count. Across 2015–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.4% per year. Last sale on file: £450,000 in December 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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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
- Bathrooms2
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageIntegral
Building
- Solar panelsYes
Energy performance
5 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 04 Jun 2025
EPC Rating
Planning history
5 Waterhead Close has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 5 Waterhead Close
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
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£467,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.4% per year over 8 years.
£450,000
Growth on file: 2.4% per year over 8 years.
Sales timeline
16 December 2022Most recent
£450,000
+20.0%over 7 years4 June 2015
£375,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LA22 0AT: £625,000 (2024–2015).
Nearby sales in LA22 0AT
Everything we know about 5 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
5 Waterhead Close outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,846
Street avg £4,185
Floor Area
117 m²
Street avg 102 m²
CO₂ Emissions
2.0 t/year
Street avg 2.0 t/year
Years Held
3 years
Street avg 8 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.
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
50.1dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.6dB