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Highwood, Borrans Road, Ambleside, LA22 0EN

Notable views
Property type
Detached
Bedroom
1
Bathroom
1
Floor area
34 m²
366 sq ft
Energy rating
F
Score 34
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Highwood

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

Highwood is a one-bedroom detached house in Ambleside (LA22 0EN). It has a recorded floor area of 34 m² (around 366 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (May 2017) shows an F (score 34), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 94), a 5-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. Other recorded features include notable views and a self-contained annexe.

At 34 m² it sits well below the postcode median (72 m² across 16 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Today's modelled estimate of £351,000 is 33% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£721/sq ft) was about 120.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 8 years ago, in January 2018.

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms1
  • Bathrooms1

Outside

  • Private gardenYes
  • ParkingYes
  • Notable viewsYes
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Highwood's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
F
F34
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Very Poor
Windows
Poor
CO2 Emissions
7.2 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Highwood, Borrans Road, Ambleside, LA22 0EN, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Highwood has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

1applications of note in the surrounding area

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Current estimate

£351,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2018)

£264,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 15 January 2018Most recent

    £264,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in LA22 0EN: £310,000 (2025–2018).

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On the street

Versus other Borrans Road homes

Four headline reads against 9 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Price per m² for Highwood runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£7,765

Street avg £4,799

Strongly above

Floor Area

34 m²

Street avg 90 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

2 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

7.2 t/year

Street avg 7.2 t/year

On par
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£367k

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1 bed1 bath
£381k

1 Brown Cow Cottages, Hawkshead

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1 bed1 bath
£299k

1 Busk Cottages, Blue Hill Road

LA22 0AQ

1 bed
£400k

1 Croft Barn, Kings Yard, Hawkshead

LA22 0QP

2 bed
£335k

1 Cross Syke, Rothay Road

LA22 0EE

3 bed1 bath
£350k

1 Blue Hill

LA22 0AG

£347k

1 Chapel Cottage, Flag Street, Hawkshead

LA22 0PE

£343k

1 Fern Cottages, Grizedale

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Ambleside district page.
Full Ambleside report

Crime

2/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.5 km

Ambleside Waterhead Ferry Landing — ferry terminal.

Closest school

0.9 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.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around LA22 0EN from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for LA22 0EN

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

50.2dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for LA22 0EN

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

42.8dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about Highwood, Borrans Road, Ambleside, LA22 0EN. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.