45 Lake Road, Ambleside, LA22 0DF
About 45 Lake Road
45 Lake Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Ambleside (LA22 0DF). It has a recorded floor area of 97 m² (around 1044 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (May 2016) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from May 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Today's modelled estimate of £451,000 sits 54.2% above the 2016 sale of £292,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£280/sq ft) was about 46.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 4 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On the market in September 2016 and unlisted since — roughly 10 years. 3 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 1 is the typical count.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 04 May 2026
EPC Rating
Planning history
Council records include a two-storey rear extension at 45 Lake Road.
- Oct 2019ExtensionAmendmentIn report
Non-material amendment to planning application 7/2017/5756 (Rear 2 storey extension and associated internal alterations to include a new velux window to the front elevation) - Change to type of window at the back of the property.
- Council
- South Lakeland
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 7/2019/5624
- Jan 2019PorchFullIn report
Erection of side porch with pitched roof, alterations to pedestrian access to the car parking apron (driveway) to the front of the property
- Council
- South Lakeland
Extension- Documents
- 13 docs on file
- Reference
- 7/2018/5710
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
45 Lake Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£451,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£292,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
1 September 2016Most recent
£292,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in LA22 0DF: £260,000 (2024–2017).
Nearby sales in LA22 0DF
41 Lake Road, Ambleside, LA22 0DF
Sold Jul 2024
£260,0002 Coach House, Lake Road, Ambleside, LA22 0DF
Sold Jan 2022
£325,0001 Rolton Cottages, Lake Road, Ambleside, LA22 0DF
Sold Oct 2019
£259,50048 Lake Road, Ambleside, LA22 0DF
Sold Mar 2018
£400,0001 Coach House, Lake Road, Ambleside, LA22 0DF
Sold Feb 2013
£170,000
Everything we know about 45 Lake Road, 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 Lake Road homes
45 Lake Road outperforms the street on years held by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,015
Street avg £3,127
Floor Area
97 m²
Street avg 109 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.7 t/year
Street avg 4.3 t/year
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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
1.0 km
Ambleside Waterhead Ferry Landing — ferry terminal.
Closest school
0.4 km
Ambleside CofE Primary School. 1 school nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.0dB