Sycamore House, King Street, Ambleside, LA22 0BX
About Sycamore House
Sycamore House is an end-of-terrace house in Ambleside (LA22 0BX). It has a recorded floor area of 86 m² (around 931 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (October 2010) shows an F (score 30), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would push it to E (score 41). The latest certificate is from October 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 83% of similar EPCs). Last sold in April 2013, so it's been off the market for around 13 years. Across 2011–2013, sale prices on this property compounded at 14.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £464,000 is 38.7% above the 2013 sale price.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Sycamore House's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 06 Oct 2020
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Nov 2011ConditionsIn report
Approval of details of windows under conditions 3 and 4 of planning permission 7/2011/5093
- Council
- South Lakeland
- Documents
- 1 doc on file
- Reference
- 7/2011/5447
- Apr 2011RenovationFullIn report
Replacement windows
- Council
- South Lakeland
New Windows- Documents
- 15 docs on file
- Reference
- 7/2011/5093
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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
Sycamore House valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£464,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 14.2% per year over 2 years.
£334,520
Growth on file: 14.2% per year over 2 years.
Sales timeline
28 April 2013Most recent
£334,520
+34.9%over 2 years28 January 2011
£248,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LA22 0BX: £285,000 (2021–2000).
Everything we know about Sycamore House, 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 King Street homes
On epc rating, Sycamore House runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
30 (F)
Street avg 49 (E)
Floor Area
86 m²
Street avg 80 m²
CO₂ Emissions
9.5 t/year
Street avg 5.9 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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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
41.3dB