Swallowhowe, High Gale, Ambleside, LA22 0BG

Swallowhowe is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Ambleside (LA22 0BG). It has a recorded floor area of 222 m² (around 2390 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (April 2015) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since July 2010. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and main heating dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77). The latest certificate is from April 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 222 m² the property is well over the postcode median (145 m² across 7 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. One planning record on file: tree works approved in 2013. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £839,000 is 32.1% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£266/sq ft) was about 17.2% below the postcode norm. Last sold in March 2016, so it's been off the market for around 10 years.