Low Greengate Cottage, Near Sawrey, Ambleside, LA22 0LF
About Low Greengate Cottage
Low Greengate Cottage is an end-of-terrace house in Near Sawrey, Ambleside, Ambleside (LA22 0LF). It has a recorded floor area of 57 m² (around 614 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2020) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in February 2011 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, main heating went from Poor to Average; while roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on dual fuel.
At 57 m² it sits well below the postcode median (92 m² across 9 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 89% of similar EPCs).
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Low Greengate Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Fuel source changed
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
Planning history
Low Greengate Cottage has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Low Greengate Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£324,000
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 0LF: £500,000 (2020–2010).
Nearby sales in LA22 0LF
Croft End, Near Sawrey, Ambleside, LA22 0LF
Sold Jul 2020
£355,000Meadow Croft, Near Sawrey, Ambleside, LA22 0LF
Sold Jul 2015
£520,000Whinfell, Near Sawrey, Ambleside, LA22 0LF
Sold Jul 2013
£690,000Stoneycroft, Near Sawrey, Ambleside, LA22 0LF
Sold Oct 2007
£318,500Meadowside, Near Sawrey, Ambleside, LA22 0LF
Sold Sept 2001
£157,500
Everything we know about Low Greengate Cottage, 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, Low Greengate Cottage runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
46 (E)
Street avg 71 (C)
Floor Area
57 m²
Street avg 83 m²
CO₂ Emissions
6.2 t/year
Street avg 3.8 t/year
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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
2.0 km
Far Sawrey Windermere Ferry Terminal — ferry terminal.
Closest school
2.8 km
Hawkshead Esthwaite Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.7dB