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4 Church Street, Ambleside, LA22 0BU

6 planning records
Property type
Semi-detached
Habitable rooms
2
From EPC
Floor area
20 m²
215 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 57
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 4 Church Street

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

4 Church Street is a semi-detached house in Ambleside (LA22 0BU). It has a recorded floor area of 20 m² (around 215 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2007-2011 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (November 2020) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. Earlier certificates rated it C (November 2020); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor and main heating dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 100), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

6 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. At 20 m² it sits well below the postcode median (57 m² across 15 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 2016–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 12.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £627,000 is 15% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£2,532/sq ft) was about 649.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £545,000 in January 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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Valuation

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Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Nov 2020

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D57
E
F
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Very Poor
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
2.2 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Nov 2020from Nov 2020
EPC improved fromC69toD57
Heating System
Gas BoilerRoom Heaters

Heating system changed

Main Fuel
GasElectric

Changed to a more efficient fuel source

Heating Controls
Full ControlProg + Stat

Heating controls changed

Hot Water
Main (No Stat)Immersion

Hot water system changed

Wall Insulation
Uninsulated StoneInsulated Cavity

Cavity wall insulation installed

Roof Insulation
InsulatedWell Insulated

Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels

Floor Insulation
UninsulatedInsulated

Floor insulation added or improved

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 4 Church Street, Ambleside, LA22 0BU, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

4 Church Street has a listed-building consent on record — alterations to a listed property are tightly controlled.

  1. Oct 2017
    Conditions
    In report

    Confirmation of compliance (listed building consent ref 7/2016/5356) with condition no 1 - commencement date, condition no 2 - conformity with plans and details, condition no 4 - glazing specification of windows, condition no 6 - roof slate and condition no 7 - walling stone

    Listed
    Documents
    2 docs on file
    Reference
    7/2017/5563
    View planning record
  2. Jul 2017
    Conditions
    In report

    Confirmation of compliance with conditions 3 (finishes) and 5 (tanking) on planning application 7/2016/5356 - refurbishment, extension and alterations

    Documents
    2 docs on file
    Reference
    7/2017/5396
    View planning record
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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Latest sale on 4 Church Street was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£627,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 12.1% per year over 5 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£545,000

Growth on file: 12.1% per year over 5 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 28 January 2021Most recent

    £545,000

    +75.8%over 4 years
  2. 19 February 2016

    £310,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in LA22 0BU: £251,000 (2023–2019).

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On the street

Versus other Church Street homes

Four headline reads against 6 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Price per m² for 4 Church Street runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£27,250

Street avg £3,357

Strongly above

Floor Area

20 m²

Street avg 82 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

2 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

2.2 t/year

Street avg 7.1 t/year

Strongly above
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Ambleside district page.

Crime

2/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

1.2 km

Ambleside Waterhead Ferry Landing — ferry terminal.

Closest school

0.2 km

Ambleside CofE Primary School. 1 school nearby.

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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around LA22 0BU from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for LA22 0BU

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

50.9dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for LA22 0BU

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

41.2dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 4 Church Street, Ambleside, LA22 0BU. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.