Gale Rigg Cottage, Gale Rigg, Ambleside, LA22 0AZ
About Gale Rigg Cottage
Gale Rigg Cottage is a property in Ambleside (LA22 0AZ).
Held since February 1997 — that's 29 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. 5 planning records sit against the property, 5 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
No EPC on record
This property doesn't have an Energy Performance Certificate yet. An EPC is required to sell or let — and unlocks our automated valuation.
Planning history
Gale Rigg Cottage has been through 5 approved planning applications — a well-evolved property.
- Dec 2022Tree WorksTreesIn report
Beech tree (listed as T1 in TPO: 307) - Reduce and reshape by approx 2.5 metres, crown lift small diameter descending branches by approx. 2 metres.
- Council
- South Lakeland
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- T/2022/0194
- Aug 2021Tree WorksTreesIn report
Beech tree (highlighted in pink in the application) - Prune and rebalance the eastern side of the crown to create a clearance of up to 2 m from the dwelling.
- Council
- South Lakeland
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- T/2021/0106
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Sales history & valuation
Gale Rigg Cottage has been held in the same hands since before 2000.
£143,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
21 February 1997Most recent
£143,000
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
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What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby
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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.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.2dB