Carlton, Wansfell Road, Ambleside, LA22 0EG
About Carlton
Carlton is a detached house in Ambleside (LA22 0EG). It has a recorded floor area of 139 m² (around 1496 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (February 2024) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75).
At 139 m² the property is well over the postcode median (77 m² across 22 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Valuation
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Risks
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Sold prices
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Trends
the local market
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history at Carlton is exclusively tree-management applications — typical for a property with mature trees on or near the plot.
- Feb 2022Tree WorksTreesIn report
Western Hemlock tree (T1 of TPO: 143 and referred to as Douglas Fir in the application) - Fell to ground level.
- Council
- South Lakeland
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- T/2022/0003
- Aug 2021Tree WorksTreesIn report
Western Hemlock tree (T1 in application) - Crown lift lower branches to no higher than 5m above ground level.
- Council
- South Lakeland
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- T/2021/0096
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Carlton has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£539,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in LA22 0EG: £475,000 (2024–2022).
Nearby sales in LA22 0EG
Bank End, Wansfell Road, Ambleside, LA22 0EG
Sold Aug 2024
£475,000Wansfell House, Wansfell Road, Ambleside, LA22 0EG
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
£625,000
Everything we know about Carlton, 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
EPC Rating
67 (D)
Street avg 59 (D)
Floor Area
139 m²
Street avg 109 m²
CO₂ Emissions
5.1 t/year
Street avg 6.5 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
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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