1 Gale Crescent, Lower Gale, Ambleside, LA22 0BD
About 1 Gale Crescent
1 Gale Crescent is an end-of-terrace house in Ambleside (LA22 0BD). It has a recorded floor area of 302 m² (around 3251 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (November 2025) shows a C (score 72).
At 302 m² the property is well over the postcode median (106 m² across 10 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 5 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include an extension, an annexe and HMO conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
Know exactly what you're buying at 1 Gale Crescent
Before you offer, see what the listing won't tell you, the true value, the red flags and the full history.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
1 Gale Crescent's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
1 Gale Crescent has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
- May 2022AnnexFullIn report
Extension to existing annexe
- Council
- South Lakeland
Extension- Documents
- 21 docs on file
- Reference
- 7/2021/6045
- Jul 2021OutlineIn report
External repairs and internal fit out of existing outbuilding associated with the main residential use of the house in multiple occupation
- Council
- South Lakeland
- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- 7/2021/5433
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 1 Gale Crescent
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
1 Gale Crescent has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£1,228,000
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 0BD: £555,000 (2025–2020).
Nearby sales in LA22 0BD
1 Lower Gale, Ambleside, LA22 0BD
Sold Sept 2025
£555,0003 Lower Gale, Ambleside, LA22 0BD
Sold Jun 2023
£133,000Old Gale Farm, Lower Gale, Ambleside, LA22 0BD
Sold Dec 2021
£900,000Gale End, Lower Gale, Ambleside, LA22 0BD
Sold Apr 2020
£405,0002 Gale Crescent, Lower Gale, Ambleside, LA22 0BD
Sold Apr 2014
£215,000
Everything we know about 1 Gale Crescent, 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 Lower Gale homes
Floor Area for 1 Gale Crescent runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
EPC Rating
72 (C)
Street avg 67 (D)
Floor Area
302 m²
Street avg 160 m²
CO₂ Emissions
11.0 t/year
Street avg 7.1 t/year
Habitable Rooms
12 rooms
Street avg 6 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
1.2 km
Ambleside Waterhead Ferry Landing — ferry terminal.
Closest school
0.3 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
49.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.8dB