Gillbank, Ghyll Cottage, Colthouse, Ambleside, LA22 0JT
About Gillbank
Gillbank is a detached house in Colthouse, Ambleside, Ambleside (LA22 0JT). It has a recorded floor area of 102 m² (around 1098 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (June 2021) shows an E (score 40), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in July 2013 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Good to Very Good, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and lighting went from Good to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
At 102 m² the property is well over the postcode median (76 m² across 4 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Gillbank's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency improved
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
- May 2021FullIn report
Creation of hardstanding as stacking area for timber and creation of track.
- Council
- South Lakeland
- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- 7/2021/5274
- Mar 2021OtherIn report
Widening of existing tracks to allow timber extraction
- Council
- South Lakeland
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 7/2021/5147
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Gillbank has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£487,000
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 0JT: £390,000 (2024–2010).
Nearby sales in LA22 0JT
Everything we know about Gillbank, 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
On floor area, Gillbank stands well clear of the street.
EPC Rating
40 (E)
Street avg 34 (F)
Floor Area
102 m²
Street avg 77 m²
CO₂ Emissions
16.0 t/year
Street avg 10.2 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 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
1.1 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
44.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.9dB