Freshfield Cottage, Wansfell Road, Ambleside, LA22 0EG
About Freshfield Cottage
Freshfield Cottage is a semi-detached house in Ambleside (LA22 0EG). It has a recorded floor area of 88 m² (around 947 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2025) shows a G (score 13), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 5-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Freshfield Cottage sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Freshfield Cottage has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at Freshfield Cottage
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
Freshfield Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£381,000
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 Freshfield Cottage, 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
Freshfield Cottage is notably below the street on epc rating.
EPC Rating
13 (G)
Street avg 62 (D)
Floor Area
88 m²
Street avg 111 m²
CO₂ Emissions
20.0 t/year
Street avg 5.7 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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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.5dB