The Retreat, King Street, Ambleside, LA22 0BX
About The Retreat
The Retreat is a detached house in Ambleside (LA22 0BX). It has a recorded floor area of 52 m² (around 554 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 2007 onwards. The latest certificate (December 2011) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 68). Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from December 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 52 m² it sits well below the postcode median (87 m² across 6 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused.
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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
The Retreat'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 05 Dec 2021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
Birch tree (listed as T1 in notification) - Crown lift as demonstrated in submitted picturre. Prune branches away from BT wires to create suitable clearance.
- Council
- South Lakeland
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- T/2023/0196
- Dec 2016Change Of UseConditionsIn report
Use of owner accommodation to guest house without complying with condition no. 3 on planning permission 7/2008/5440 to enable use as either residential holiday letting accommodation or as part of the guest house
- Council
- South Lakeland
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 7/2016/5671
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at The Retreat
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 Retreat has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£366,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in LA22 0BX: £334,520 (2021–2004).
Everything we know about The Retreat, 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
Floor Area for The Retreat lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
45 (E)
Street avg 45 (E)
Floor Area
52 m²
Street avg 88 m²
CO₂ Emissions
3.7 t/year
Street avg 7.4 t/year
Habitable Rooms
3 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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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
41.3dB