8 Wansfell Tower Court, Lake Road, Ambleside, LA22 0DD

8 Wansfell Tower Court is a one-bedroom property in Ambleside (LA22 0DD). It has a recorded floor area of 60 m² (around 642 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (June 2011) shows an F (score 38), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would push it to E (score 50). The latest certificate is from June 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. At 60 m² this is the 4th smallest of 7 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 30–110 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to D, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (38 versus a best of 64).

Untraded for 19 years, with the last transfer in October 2007. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £257,000 sits 57.7% above the 2007 sale of £163,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£254/sq ft) was about 15.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode.