2 Gale Crescent, Lower Gale, Ambleside, LA22 0BD
About 2 Gale Crescent
2 Gale Crescent is an end-of-terrace house in Ambleside (LA22 0BD). It has a recorded floor area of 92 m² (around 990 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (September 2025) shows a C (score 70). When first surveyed in August 2009 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Very Poor to Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good.
Last sold in April 2014, so it's been off the market for around 12 years. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2018. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1996–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £304,000 is 41.4% above the 2014 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£217/sq ft) was about 20.3% below the postcode norm. At 92 m² it's 17.5% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (112 m² median across 10 EPCs).
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating system changed
Changed to a more efficient fuel source
Hot water system changed
More low energy lighting installed
Replaced storage heaters with gas boiler
Connected to mains gas supply
Hot water system upgraded
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
Wall insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
- Nov 2018ExtensionFullIn report
Extension and alterations
- Council
- South Lakeland
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 7/2018/5602
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Sales history & valuation
2 Gale Crescent has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1996.
£304,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.9% per year over 18 years.
£215,000
Growth on file: 7.9% per year over 18 years.
Sales timeline
10 April 2014Most recent
£215,000
+2.4%over 1 year22 March 2013
£210,000
+34.6%over 6 years21 September 2006
£156,000
+183.6%over 10 years13 June 1996
£55,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LA22 0BD: £555,000 (2025–2020).
Nearby sales in LA22 0BD
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Sold Sept 2025
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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
£405,000Gale Mews, Lower Gale, Ambleside, LA22 0BD
Sold Dec 2009
£515,000
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- 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
1.2 km
Ambleside Waterhead Ferry Landing — ferry terminal.
Closest school
0.3 km
Ambleside CofE Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.8dB