West Beckside, Colthouse, Ambleside, LA22 0JS
About West Beckside
West Beckside is a semi-detached house in Colthouse, Ambleside, Ambleside (LA22 0JS). It has a recorded floor area of 144 m² (around 1550 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (November 2024) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since August 2014. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
At 144 m² it's 26% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (195 m² median across 3 EPCs).
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
West Beckside's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
Planning history
West Beckside has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at West Beckside
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
West Beckside has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£587,000
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 3 sales in LA22 0JS: £290,000 (2023–1997).
Nearby sales in LA22 0JS
Everything we know about West Beckside, 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
EPC Rating
45 (E)
Street avg 45 (E)
Floor Area
144 m²
Street avg 201 m²
CO₂ Emissions
17.0 t/year
Street avg 13.1 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 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.
Closest school
0.7 km
Hawkshead Esthwaite 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
46.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.6dB