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Briar Cragg, Gale Rigg, Ambleside, LA22 0AZ

Notable views5 planning records
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
2
Bathroom
1
Floor area
94 m²
1012 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 62
Council tax
Band F
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Briar Cragg

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

Briar Cragg is a two-bedroom detached house in Ambleside (LA22 0AZ). It has a recorded floor area of 94 m² (around 1012 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (September 2016) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include notable views.

5 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1997–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £702,000 is 31.2% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£529/sq ft) was about 33.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sold in December 2016, so it's been off the market for around 9 years. At 94 m² it's 16.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (113 m² median across 10 EPCs).

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms2
  • Bathrooms1

Outside

  • Private gardenSouth-facing
  • ParkingYes
  • Notable viewsYes
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D62
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
5.6 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Briar Cragg, Gale Rigg, Ambleside, LA22 0AZ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Briar Cragg has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.

  1. Feb 2026
    Conditions
    In report

    Replacement garage - variation of condition 2 (plans) of planning permission 7/2025/5260 to change colour of cement board cladding

    Council
    South Lakeland
    Documents
    3 docs on file
    Reference
    7/2026/5096
    View planning record
  2. Oct 2025
    RenovationConditions
    In report

    Variation of condition 2 (plans) of planning permission 7/2025/5260, replacement garage - increase dimensions

    Council
    South Lakeland
    Documents
    6 docs on file
    Reference
    7/2025/5490
    View planning record
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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Briar Cragg has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1997.

Current estimate

£702,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.2% per year over 20 years.

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Last sold (2016)

£535,000

Growth on file: 7.2% per year over 20 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 29 December 2016Most recent

    £535,000

    +296.3%over 19 years
  2. 28 January 1997

    £135,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in LA22 0AZ: £590,000 (2022–2016).

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On the street

Versus other Gale Rigg homes

Four headline reads against 10 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Briar Cragg outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£5,691

Street avg £4,520

Strongly above

Floor Area

94 m²

Street avg 121 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

5.6 t/year

Street avg 7.3 t/year

Strongly above
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Ambleside district page.

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

1.1 km

Ambleside Waterhead Ferry Landing — ferry terminal.

Closest school

0.5 km

Ambleside CofE Primary School. 1 school nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around LA22 0AZ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for LA22 0AZ

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

48.4dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for LA22 0AZ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

40.2dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

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