Gale Mews, Lower Gale, Ambleside, LA22 0BD
About Gale Mews
Gale Mews is a detached house in Ambleside (LA22 0BD). It has a recorded floor area of 102 m² (around 1094 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (June 2009) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The latest certificate is from June 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since December 2009 — that's 16 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 1999–2009, sale prices on this property compounded at 10.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £702,000 is 36.3% above the 2009 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£471/sq ft) was about 122% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Gale Mews sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 28 Jun 2019
EPC Rating
Planning history
Gale Mews has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at Gale Mews
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
Gale Mews has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1999.
£702,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 10.1% per year over 10 years.
£515,000
Growth on file: 10.1% per year over 10 years.
Sales timeline
17 December 2009Most recent
£515,000
+168.9%over 10 years20 September 1999
£191,500
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
£405,0002 Gale Crescent, Lower Gale, Ambleside, LA22 0BD
Sold Apr 2014
£215,000
Everything we know about Gale Mews, 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
Gale Mews is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£5,066
Street avg £3,540
Floor Area
102 m²
Street avg 185 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.3 t/year
Street avg 7.4 t/year
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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