2 High Gale, Ambleside, LA22 0BJ
About 2 High Gale
2 High Gale is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Ambleside (LA22 0BJ). It has a recorded floor area of 87 m² (around 936 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (November 2021) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 3-band jump. Other recorded features include notable views. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
Most recent transfer: March 2022 at £495,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. Across 2001–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 11.5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£529/sq ft) was about 88.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 3 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 2 is the typical count.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- Notable viewsYes
- Cul-de-sacYes
Energy performance
2 High Gale's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
2 High Gale has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Price for 2 High Gale has grown more than fourfold since the 2001 starting point.
£529,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 11.5% per year over 21 years.
£495,000
Growth on file: 11.5% per year over 21 years.
Sales timeline
4 March 2022Most recent
£495,000
+98.8%over 16 years14 August 2005
£249,000
+42.3%over 2 years26 September 2002
£175,000
+253.5%over 1 year2 January 2001
£49,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in LA22 0BJ: £465,000 (2021–2006).
Nearby sales in LA22 0BJ
Everything we know about 2 High Gale, 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 High Gale homes
Price per m² for 2 High Gale runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£5,690
Street avg £4,371
Floor Area
87 m²
Street avg 99 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.0 t/year
Street avg 7.3 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
1.3 km
Ambleside Waterhead Ferry Landing — ferry terminal.
Closest school
0.4 km
Ambleside CofE Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.5dB