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Rock Garth, Gale Rigg, Ambleside, LA22 0AZ

3 planning records
Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
6
From EPC
Floor area
150 m²
1615 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 63
Council tax
Band G
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Rock Garth

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

Rock Garth is a detached house in Ambleside (LA22 0AZ). It has a recorded floor area of 150 m² (around 1615 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (November 2022) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76).

At 150 m² the property is well over the postcode median (106 m² across 10 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£511/sq ft) was about 30.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: November 2022 at £825,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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Valuation

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Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Energy

Energy performance

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

Rock Garth's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D63
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
7.9 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Rock Garth, Gale Rigg, Ambleside, LA22 0AZ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
  1. Oct 2022
    ExtensionFull
    In report

    Single storey extensions to West and East elevations. Demolish existing garage and replace with pitched roof garage

    Council
    South Lakeland
    Documents
    9 docs on file
    Reference
    7/2022/5391
    View planning record
  2. Apr 2022
    Trees
    In report

    Mixed Species Woodland (containing T3, T4, T5, T6, T7, T8, T9, T10, T11, T12, T13, T14, T15, T17, T18, T19, T20, T21, T22, T23, T24, T25, T26, T27, T28, T29, T30, T31, T32, T33, T34, T35, T36 and T37 of application) - Reduce and reshape to previous pruning points. Hazel tree (T2 in application) - Re-coppice to above deer browsing height. Willow tree (T16 in application) - Repollard to previous pollard point at 2 m above ground level. Laurel (T1 in application) - noted.

    Council
    South Lakeland
    Documents
    7 docs on file
    Reference
    T/2022/0045
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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.

Latest sale on Rock Garth was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£897,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2022)

£825,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 30 November 2022Most recent

    £825,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in LA22 0AZ: £550,000 (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.

Rock Garth is notably below the street on years held.

Price per m²

£5,500

Street avg £4,541

Above

Floor Area

150 m²

Street avg 116 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

7.9 t/year

Street avg 7.0 t/year

Below
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
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