Gillbank, Gillbank Cottage, Colthouse, Ambleside, LA22 0JT
About Gillbank
Gillbank is a semi-detached house in Colthouse, Ambleside, Ambleside (LA22 0JT). It has a recorded floor area of 70 m² (around 751 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (May 2010) shows a G (score 13), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would push it to F (score 30). Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from May 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Untraded for 15 years, with the last transfer in February 2011. At 70 m² it's 18.8% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (86 m² median across 4 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Today's modelled estimate of £426,000 is 39.7% above the 2011 sale price.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Gillbank sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 10 May 2020
EPC Rating
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
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at Gillbank
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
£426,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£305,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
8 February 2011Most recent
£305,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LA22 0JT: £485,000 (2024–2006).
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
Gillbank is notably below the street on epc rating.
EPC Rating
13 (G)
Street avg 41 (E)
Floor Area
70 m²
Street avg 85 m²
CO₂ Emissions
11.0 t/year
Street avg 11.4 t/year
Habitable Rooms
7 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.
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
44.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.9dB