4 Church Street, Ambleside, LA22 0BU
About 4 Church Street
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
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating system changed
Changed to a more efficient fuel source
Heating controls changed
Hot water system changed
Cavity wall insulation installed
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
Floor insulation added or improved
Planning history
4 Church Street has a listed-building consent on record — alterations to a listed property are tightly controlled.
- Oct 2017ConditionsIn 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
- Jul 2017ConditionsIn 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
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 4 Church Street
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 4 Church Street was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£627,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 12.1% per year over 5 years.
£545,000
Growth on file: 12.1% per year over 5 years.
Sales timeline
28 January 2021Most recent
£545,000
+75.8%over 4 years19 February 2016
£310,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LA22 0BU: £251,000 (2023–2019).
Nearby sales in LA22 0BU
Roseberry Cottage, Church Street, Ambleside, LA22 0BU
Sold Oct 2023
£422,500Steeples, 1 Church Street, Ambleside, LA22 0BU
Sold Mar 2021
£330,0005 Church Street, Ambleside, LA22 0BU
Sold Feb 2020
£251,000Gallery Flat, 1 Church Street, Ambleside, LA22 0BU
Sold Nov 2019
£132,4802 Church Street, Ambleside, LA22 0BU
Sold Nov 2019
£155,520
Everything we know about 4 Church Street, 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 Church Street homes
Price per m² for 4 Church Street runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£27,250
Street avg £3,357
Floor Area
20 m²
Street avg 82 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.2 t/year
Street avg 7.1 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.2dB