5 Lakes Gardens, Ambleside, LA22 0DA
About 5 Lakes Gardens
5 Lakes Gardens is a detached house in Ambleside (LA22 0DA). It has a recorded floor area of 163 m² (around 1755 sq ft). The latest certificate (November 2019) returns an A (score 92), the top energy band on the EPC scale. Main heating runs on electricity: electricity, unspecified tariff.
3 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £726,000 is 32% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£313/sq ft) was about 19.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold February 2020 for £550,000.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
A subdivision application was refused at 5 Lakes Gardens in 2024.
- Mar 2024SubdivisionFullIn report
Subdivision of local needs dwellinghouse to create 1-bedroom affordable local needs apartment for rental tenure
- Council
- South Lakeland
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- 7/2023/5763
- Oct 2023SubdivisionFullIn report
Subdivision of local needs dwellinghouse to create 1-bedroom local needs apartment for rental tenure
- Council
- South Lakeland
- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- 7/2023/5449
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 5 Lakes Gardens
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
- A planning decision worth checking
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£726,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£550,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
12 February 2020Most recent
£550,000
Median price across the last 4 sales in LA22 0DA: £437,500 (2024–2017).
Everything we know about 5 Lakes Gardens, 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
- A planning decision worth checking
Versus other Lakes Gardens homes
On epc rating, 5 Lakes Gardens runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,374
Street avg £2,098
Floor Area
163 m²
Street avg 152 m²
CO₂ Emissions
1.6 t/year
Street avg 1.2 t/year
Years Held
6 years
Street avg 6 years
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.4 km
Ambleside Waterhead Ferry Landing — ferry terminal.
Closest school
1.0 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
49.7dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.4dB