Gale Rigg House, Flat 5, Gale Rigg, Ambleside, LA22 0BA

Gale Rigg House is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Ambleside (LA22 0BA). It has a recorded floor area of 60 m² (around 646 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. At 60 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 7 units on EPC record in Gale Rigg House, where floor areas span 52–116 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to D, with this unit at the top. On EPC score it ranks first in the building (65 versus a worst of 25). The latest certificate (May 2017) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in June 2010 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average and hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77).

It changed hands recently, sold July 2025 for £305,000. Across 1997–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.6% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£472/sq ft) was about 65.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 60 m² it's 26.9% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (82 m² median across 6 EPCs).