7 Church Street, Ambleside, LA22 0BU
About 7 Church Street
7 Church Street is a mid-terrace house in Ambleside (LA22 0BU). It has a recorded floor area of 69 m² (around 742 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (December 2011) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. The latest certificate is from December 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since July 2005 — that's 21 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 69 m² it's 23.1% larger than the typical home in the postcode (56 m² median across 15 EPCs). Across 1996–2005, sale prices on this property compounded at 17% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £387,000 is 38.2% above the 2005 sale price. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2024.
Know exactly what you're buying at 7 Church Street
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
7 Church Street's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 05 Dec 2021
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Jan 2024Tree WorksTreesIn report
T1. Large Holly within Garden walls: Fell T2. Smaller Holly near to neighbouring property roof: Pollard to height of previous pollard points, and remove lower lateral branches and epicormic growth
- Council
- South Lakeland
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- T/2023/0191
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 7 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
7 Church Street has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1996.
£387,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 17.0% per year over 9 years.
£280,000
Growth on file: 17.0% per year over 9 years.
Sales timeline
28 July 2005Most recent
£280,000
+300.3%over 8 years3 October 1996
£69,950
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
£545,0005 Church Street, Ambleside, LA22 0BU
Sold Feb 2020
£251,000Gallery Flat, 1 Church Street, Ambleside, LA22 0BU
Sold Nov 2019
£132,480
Everything we know about 7 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
Years Held for 7 Church Street runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,062
Street avg £7,222
Floor Area
69 m²
Street avg 74 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.5 t/year
Street avg 6.7 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