Balla Wray, High Wray, Ambleside, LA22 0JQ
About Balla Wray
Balla Wray is a detached house in High Wray, Ambleside, Ambleside (LA22 0JQ). It has a recorded floor area of 733 m² (around 7890 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band H. The latest certificate (August 2013) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (November 2012); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 69). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from August 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 733 m² the property is well over the postcode median (153 m² across 3 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 5 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include change of use to residential, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Balla Wray's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 19 Aug 2023
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system changed
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
Planning history
Balla Wray has been through 4 approved planning applications — a well-evolved property.
- Sept 2022FullIn report
Renewal of dilapidated jetty associated with existing boathouse
- Council
- South Lakeland
- Documents
- 13 docs on file
- Reference
- 7/2022/5385
- Jul 2017RenovationFullIn report
Proposed renewal of existing timber jetty
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 7/2017/5289
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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
Balla Wray has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£2,630,000
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 0JQ: £790,000 (2024–2011).
Everything we know about Balla Wray, 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 the street
Balla Wray outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
65 (D)
Street avg 30 (F)
Floor Area
733 m²
Street avg 194 m²
CO₂ Emissions
25.0 t/year
Street avg 19.9 t/year
Habitable Rooms
14 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
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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
1.5 km
Brockhole Ferry Landing — ferry terminal.
Closest school
2.4 km
The Lakes 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
41.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.2dB