1 Wansfell Bank, Ambleside, LA22 0AX
About 1 Wansfell Bank
1 Wansfell Bank is a semi-detached house in Ambleside (LA22 0AX). It has a recorded floor area of 77 m² (around 829 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (February 2018) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump.
One planning record on file: a garage conversion approved in 2023. Past consents include a garage conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£475/sq ft) was about 177.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 77 m² it's 23.8% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (101 m² median across 5 EPCs). Last sale on file: £394,000 in July 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Jan 2023Garage ConversionFullIn report
Conversion of upper-level exterior entrance walkway and integral garage into enlarged entrance hall and bedroom with ensuite bathroom. Enclosing the space below the walkway to enlarge the boiler / utility room and create new internal access
- Council
- South Lakeland
- Documents
- 19 docs on file
- Reference
- 7/2022/5722
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 1 Wansfell Bank was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£407,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£394,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
25 July 2022Most recent
£394,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LA22 0AX: £250,000 (2015–1999).
Nearby sales in LA22 0AX
Everything we know about 1 Wansfell Bank, 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
- Environmental risk flagged
Versus other Wansfell Bank homes
On price per m², 1 Wansfell Bank stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£5,117
Street avg £2,531
Floor Area
77 m²
Street avg 111 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.6 t/year
Street avg 4.9 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
1.0 km
Ambleside Waterhead Ferry Landing — ferry terminal.
Closest school
0.7 km
Ambleside CofE Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.9dB