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Highfield, Lake Road, Ambleside, LA22 0DB

3 sales on record1 planning record
Property type
End terrace
Habitable rooms
16
From EPC
Floor area
220 m²
2373 sq ft
Energy rating
F
Score 28
Council tax
Band G
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Highfield

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

Highfield is an end-of-terrace house in Ambleside (LA22 0DB). It has a recorded floor area of 220 m² (around 2373 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (April 2009) shows an F (score 28), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The latest certificate is from April 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 220 m² the property is well over the postcode median (32 m² across 22 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 10 years since the last transfer (March 2016). Across 1996–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £792,000 is 48.9% above the 2016 sale price. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2013.

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Valuation

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Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Highfield sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 08 Apr 2019

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
F
F28
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
19.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Highfield, Lake Road, Ambleside, LA22 0DB, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
  1. Jul 2013
    Change Of UseFull
    In report

    Change of use from residential to guest house (Class C1)

    Council
    South Lakeland
    Documents
    3 docs on file
    Reference
    7/2013/5350
    View planning record
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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Sale price has at least doubled since 1996.

Current estimate

£792,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.7% per year over 20 years.

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Last sold (2016)

£532,000

Growth on file: 4.7% per year over 20 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 14 March 2016Most recent

    £532,000

    +69.4%over 13 years

  2. 1 October 2002

    £314,000

    +46.0%over 6 years

  3. 27 August 1996

    £215,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in LA22 0DB: £550,000 (2025–2018).

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On the street

Versus other Lake Road homes

Four headline reads against 10 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Price per m² for Highfield lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,413

Street avg £3,553

Strongly below

Floor Area

220 m²

Street avg 63 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

16 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

19.0 t/year

Street avg 4.8 t/year

Strongly below
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£550k

1 Cunsey House, Cunsey

LA22 0LT

£1.2m

1 Gale Crescent, Lower Gale

LA22 0BD

£436k

1 Courier Cottages, Near Sawrey

LA22 0LF

£417k

1 Bryers Fold, Far Sawrey

LA22 0LL

£400k

1 Croft Barn, Kings Yard, Hawkshead

LA22 0QP

2 bed
£393k

1 Cunsey Bridge Cottages, Cunsey

LA22 0LU

£391k

1 Bryers Brow, Far Sawrey

LA22 0LL

£381k

1 Brown Cow Cottages, Hawkshead

LA22 0PH

1 bed1 bath
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Ambleside district page.
Full Ambleside report

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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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around LA22 0DB from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for LA22 0DB

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

50.0dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for LA22 0DB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

41.1dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about Highfield, Lake Road, Ambleside, LA22 0DB. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.