Ambwray, Lake Road, Ambleside, LA22 0DB
About Ambwray
Ambwray is a detached house in Ambleside (LA22 0DB). It has a recorded floor area of 101 m² (around 1087 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (April 2013) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80). The latest certificate is from April 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 101 m² the property is well over the postcode median (32 m² across 22 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2003–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £556,000 is 40.8% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£363/sq ft) was about 62.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in August 2017 and unlisted since — roughly 9 years. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2017.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Ambwray'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 30 Apr 2023
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Dec 2017RenovationFullIn report
Internal and external alterations including replacement boundary wall
- Documents
- 12 docs on file
- Reference
- 7/2017/5705
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Ambwray valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£556,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.1% per year over 14 years.
£395,000
Growth on file: 2.1% per year over 14 years.
Sales timeline
23 August 2017Most recent
£395,000
+34.6%over 14 years28 May 2003
£293,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in LA22 0DB: £550,000 (2025–2018).
Nearby sales in LA22 0DB
Elder Grove, Lake Road, Ambleside, LA22 0DB
Sold Mar 2025
£1,000,000Unit C, 101 Lake Road, Ambleside, LA22 0DB
Sold Jul 2022
£520,000Thistle Villa, Lake Road, Ambleside, LA22 0DB
Sold Jan 2021
£550,000Beck Grove Cottage, Lake Road, Ambleside, LA22 0DB
Sold Jul 2018
£480,000Highfield, Lake Road, Ambleside, LA22 0DB
Sold Mar 2016
£532,000
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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 Lake Road homes
Price per m²
£3,911
Street avg £3,053
Floor Area
101 m²
Street avg 75 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.3 t/year
Street avg 6.1 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
1.1 km
Ambleside Waterhead Ferry Landing — ferry terminal.
Closest school
0.3 km
Ambleside CofE Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.1dB