Cobblestones, Old Lake Road, Ambleside, LA22 0DH
About Cobblestones
Cobblestones is a four-bedroom detached house in Ambleside (LA22 0DH). It has a recorded floor area of 144 m² (around 1550 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1991-1995. The latest certificate (June 2021) shows a C (score 70). When first surveyed in May 2011 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Good, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and window efficiency went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 81). Other recorded features include notable views and a conservatory.
At 144 m² the property is well over the postcode median (99 m² across 9 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Across 2000–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £964,000 is 10.2% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£565/sq ft) was about 58.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Last sale on file: £875,000 in June 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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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
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms4
- EnsuiteYes
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- ParkingAllocated
- Notable viewsYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
Cobblestones ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls changed
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
Cavity wall insulation installed
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
- Jun 2016Tree WorksTreesIn report
Fell 1 beech tree
- Council
- South Lakeland
- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- T/2016/0072
- Jun 2008FullIn report
Replacement garage
- Council
- South Lakeland
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 7/2008/5222
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on Cobblestones was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£964,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.1% per year over 21 years.
£875,000
Growth on file: 6.1% per year over 21 years.
Sales timeline
28 June 2021Most recent
£875,000
+31.6%over 3 years14 September 2017
£665,000
+166.1%over 17 years16 April 2000
£249,900
Median price across the last 5 sales in LA22 0DH: £470,000 (2024–2017).
Nearby sales in LA22 0DH
Dunelm, Old Lake Road, Ambleside, LA22 0DH
Sold Jul 2024
£650,0005 Lowfield, Old Lake Road, Ambleside, LA22 0DH
Sold Jun 2021
£430,0004 Lowfield, Old Lake Road, Ambleside, LA22 0DH
Sold Apr 2021
£340,000Well Bank, Old Lake Road, Ambleside, LA22 0DH
Sold Mar 2018
£470,000Brackenholme, Old Lake Road, Ambleside, LA22 0DH
Sold Oct 2017
£635,000
Everything we know about Cobblestones, 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 Old Lake Road homes
Cobblestones outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£6,076
Street avg £7,792
Floor Area
144 m²
Street avg 111 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.2 t/year
Street avg 7.3 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
0.9 km
Ambleside Waterhead Ferry Landing — ferry terminal.
Closest school
0.5 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
49.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.2dB