3 The Brow, Skelwith Fold, Ambleside, LA22 0HU
About 3 The Brow
3 The Brow is a two-bedroom detached house in Skelwith Fold, Ambleside, Ambleside (LA22 0HU). It has a recorded floor area of 70 m² (around 753 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (June 2023) shows an F (score 33), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. Other recorded features include a balcony. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
Last sale on file: £465,000 in October 2024. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2025.
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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
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
- BalconyYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
3 The Brow's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning records include a solar-panel installation at 3 The Brow.
- Dec 2025Solar PanelsFullIn report
Extension: Single storey
Single storey extension, installation of air source heat pump, solar panels and alterations to landscaping.
- Council
- South Lakeland
Extension- Documents
- 12 docs on file
- Reference
- 7/2025/5711
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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
£472,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£465,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
3 October 2024Most recent
£465,000
Median price across the last 4 sales in LA22 0HU: £422,500 (2022–2001).
Everything we know about 3 The Brow, 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

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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
3.0 km
Ambleside Waterhead Ferry Landing — ferry terminal.
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
45.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.1dB