Broom Riggs, Flat 2, Near Sawrey, Ambleside, LA22 0JX

Broom Riggs is a semi-detached house in Near Sawrey, Ambleside, Ambleside (LA22 0JX). It has a recorded floor area of 109 m² (around 1173 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. The latest certificate (November 2014) shows an F (score 27), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it D (June 2011); the latest reading is 2 bands lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Average and main heating dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on lpg. The latest certificate is from November 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Untraded for 22 years, with the last transfer in March 2004. At 109 m² the property is well over the postcode median (78 m² across 7 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £509,000 sits 131.1% above the 2004 sale of £220,250. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£188/sq ft) was about 50.6% below the postcode norm.