4 High Gale, Ambleside, LA22 0BJ
About 4 High Gale
4 High Gale is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Ambleside (LA22 0BJ). It has a recorded floor area of 103 m² (around 1109 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. The latest certificate (June 2021) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include notable views and a self-contained annexe.
At 103 m² it's 18.4% larger than the typical home in the postcode (87 m² median across 7 EPCs). 3 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 2 is the typical count. Across 1997–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £561,000 is 14.5% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£442/sq ft) was about 66.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: September 2021 at £490,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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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
- Bathrooms2
Outside
- Notable viewsYes
Energy performance
4 High Gale's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
4 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 4 High Gale has grown more than fourfold since the 1997 starting point.
£561,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.9% per year over 24 years.
£490,000
Growth on file: 7.9% per year over 24 years.
Sales timeline
26 September 2021Most recent
£490,000
+117.8%over 16 years28 April 2005
£225,000
+181.3%over 7 years24 November 1997
£80,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LA22 0BJ: £465,000 (2022–2006).
Nearby sales in LA22 0BJ
Everything we know about 4 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
EPC Rating for 4 High Gale runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,757
Street avg £4,604
Floor Area
103 m²
Street avg 96 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.2 t/year
Street avg 7.2 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