Cairn How, Gale Rigg, Ambleside, LA22 0AZ
About Cairn How
Cairn How is a detached house in Ambleside (LA22 0AZ). It has a recorded floor area of 197 m² (around 2120 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (January 2017) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 70).
At 197 m² the property is well over the postcode median (106 m² across 10 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 7 planning records sit against the property, 5 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, new windows and tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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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
Cairn How's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Cairn How has been through 5 approved planning applications — a well-evolved property.
- Apr 2020ExtensionConditionsIn report
Variation of condition on planning permission 7/2018/5768: Condition 2 (plans) - Internal refurbishment and remodel of entire property and small first floor extension to rear of building. Changes to external cladding, removal of external steps and replacement of doors and windows.
- Council
- South Lakeland
New Windows- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 7/2020/5165
- Mar 2020ConditionsIn report
Variation of condition on planning permission 7/2018/5768: Condition 2 (plans) - Internal refurbishment and remodel of entire property and small first floor extension to rear of building. Changes to external cladding, removal of external steps and replacement of doors and windows
- Council
- South Lakeland
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- 7/2020/5095
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at Cairn How
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
Cairn How has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£820,000
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 0AZ: £590,000 (2022–2016).
Nearby sales in LA22 0AZ
Rock Garth, Gale Rigg, Ambleside, LA22 0AZ
Sold Nov 2022
£825,000Amaryllis, Gale Rigg, Ambleside, LA22 0AZ
Sold Oct 2022
£590,000Edgecroft, Gale Rigg, Ambleside, LA22 0AZ
Sold May 2019
£550,000High Crag, Gale Rigg, Ambleside, LA22 0AZ
Sold Jan 2019
£657,500Briar Cragg, Gale Rigg, Ambleside, LA22 0AZ
Sold Dec 2016
£535,000
Everything we know about Cairn How, 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 Gale Rigg homes
Cairn How outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
60 (D)
Street avg 59 (D)
Floor Area
197 m²
Street avg 111 m²
CO₂ Emissions
10.9 t/year
Street avg 6.7 t/year
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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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
1.1 km
Ambleside Waterhead Ferry Landing — ferry terminal.
Closest school
0.5 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
48.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.2dB