Bank End, Wansfell Road, Ambleside, LA22 0EG
About Bank End
Bank End is a semi-detached house in Ambleside (LA22 0EG). It has a recorded floor area of 119 m² (around 1281 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (June 2024) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump.
At 119 m² the property is well over the postcode median (77 m² across 22 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 1998–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£371/sq ft) was about 42.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £475,000 in August 2024.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Bank End's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Bank End has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at Bank End
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
Bank End has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1998.
£455,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.5% per year over 26 years.
£475,000
Growth on file: 7.5% per year over 26 years.
Sales timeline
21 August 2024Most recent
£475,000
+555.2%over 25 years8 October 1998
£72,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in LA22 0EG: £500,000 (2024–2022).
Nearby sales in LA22 0EG
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Sold Mar 2024
£525,0002 Ecclerigg Place, Wansfell Road, Ambleside, LA22 0EG
Sold Nov 2022
£275,000West Tweenways, Flat 3, Wansfell Road, Ambleside, LA22 0EG
Sold Jul 2022
£175,000St Marys Close, Wansfell Road, Ambleside, LA22 0EG
Sold May 2022
£625,000Melverley, Wansfell Road, Ambleside, LA22 0EG
Sold Mar 2022
£500,000
Everything we know about Bank End, 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 Wansfell Road homes
Years Held for Bank End lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,992
Street avg £4,183
Floor Area
119 m²
Street avg 110 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.0 t/year
Street avg 6.3 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.5dB