3 Gale Crescent, Lower Gale, Ambleside, LA22 0BD
About 3 Gale Crescent
3 Gale Crescent is an end-of-terrace house in Ambleside (LA22 0BD). It has a recorded floor area of 417 m² (around 4489 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (December 2024) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78).
At 417 m² the property is well over the postcode median (106 m² across 10 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 70% of similar EPCs). 8 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 4 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Before you offer, see what the listing won't tell you, the true value, the red flags and the full history.
Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
3 Gale Crescent's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
3 Gale Crescent has been through 4 approved planning applications — a well-evolved property.
- Apr 2021ConditionsIn report
Amendment to front elevation, condition 2 (plans) on planning permission ref 7/2018/5084 for two local need dwellinghouses. Approval of details for condition nos 4 - soil/surface water drainage report, 5 - method statement, 6 - boundary treatments and 7 - fence size and construction
- Council
- South Lakeland
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- 7/2021/5191
- Jan 2021ConditionsIn report
Approval of details approved by condition no 4 (surface water drainage scheme). 5 (construction method statement) 6 (details), 7 (highway boundaries) and 9 (stone sample) of planning permission ref 7/2018/5084 - two local needs dwelling houses
- Council
- South Lakeland
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- 7/2020/5711
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 3 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
3 Gale Crescent has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£1,531,000
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
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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
£405,0002 Gale Crescent, Lower Gale, Ambleside, LA22 0BD
Sold Apr 2014
£215,000
Everything we know about 3 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
On floor area, 3 Gale Crescent stands well clear of the street.
EPC Rating
60 (D)
Street avg 68 (D)
Floor Area
417 m²
Street avg 146 m²
CO₂ Emissions
23.0 t/year
Street avg 5.6 t/year
Habitable Rooms
17 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