48 Lake Road, Ambleside, LA22 0DF
About 48 Lake Road
48 Lake Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Ambleside (LA22 0DF). It has a recorded floor area of 95 m² (around 1023 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1930-1949. The latest certificate (August 2017) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77). Other recorded features include notable views. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
Across 2006–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 1.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £529,000 is 32.3% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£391/sq ft) was about 132.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 8 years since the last transfer (March 2018). 3 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 2 is the typical count.
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Before you offer, see what the listing won't tell you, the true value, the red flags and the full history.
Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenFront and rear
- ParkingOff road
- Notable viewsYes
Building
- Previously extendedYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
48 Lake Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
48 Lake Road has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 48 Lake Road
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
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 48 Lake Road was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£529,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 1.3% per year over 12 years.
£400,000
Growth on file: 1.3% per year over 12 years.
Sales timeline
5 March 2018Most recent
£400,000
+11.1%over 4 years30 May 2013
£360,000
+4.3%over 6 years15 June 2006
£345,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LA22 0DF: £260,000 (2024–2016).
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
£259,50045 Lake Road, Ambleside, LA22 0DF
Sold Sept 2016
£292,5001 Coach House, Lake Road, Ambleside, LA22 0DF
Sold Feb 2013
£170,000
Everything we know about 48 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
EPC Rating for 48 Lake Road lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,211
Street avg £2,888
Floor Area
95 m²
Street avg 109 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.7 t/year
Street avg 4.1 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.
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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
49.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.0dB