5 Church Street, Ambleside, LA22 0BU
About 5 Church Street
5 Church Street is a mid-terrace house in Ambleside (LA22 0BU). It has a recorded floor area of 68 m² (around 732 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (November 2019) shows an F (score 21), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include new windows and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. At 68 m² it's 21.4% larger than the typical home in the postcode (56 m² median across 15 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 87% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £285,000 is 13.5% above the 2020 sale price. Last sale on file: £251,000 in February 2020.
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Before you offer, see what the listing won't tell you, the true value, the red flags and the full history.
Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
5 Church Street's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
5 Church Street has a listed-building consent on record — alterations to a listed property are tightly controlled.
- Sept 2020RenovationHeritageIn report
Removal of internal wall / kitchen / doors / joinery, works to fireplace and chimney, replacement bathroom suite, electrical re-wire, re-plumb and replacement stairs. Roof re-slated with replacement rooflights and replacement windows and doors.
- Council
- South Lakeland
ListedNew Windows- Documents
- 12 docs on file
- Reference
- 7/2020/5329
- Jul 2020ExtensionHeritageIn report
Retrospective approval for late 20th C. extension with rough cast rendered walls, uPVC windows, stained timber doors and slate roof.
- Council
- South Lakeland
Retrospective- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 7/2020/5332
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 5 Church Street
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£285,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£251,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
28 February 2020Most recent
£251,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LA22 0BU: £330,000 (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
£330,0004 Church Street, Ambleside, LA22 0BU
Sold Jan 2021
£545,000Gallery 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 5 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
On epc rating, 5 Church Street runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,691
Street avg £7,283
Floor Area
68 m²
Street avg 74 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
15.0 t/year
Street avg 4.9 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.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.9dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.2dB