4 Far Sawrey Cottages, Far Sawrey, Ambleside, LA22 0LH
About 4 Far Sawrey Cottages
4 Far Sawrey Cottages is a mid-terrace house in Far Sawrey, Ambleside, Ambleside (LA22 0LH). It has a recorded floor area of 106 m² (around 1141 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (March 2017) shows an E (score 42), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 99), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 106 m² it's 16.5% larger than the typical home in the postcode (91 m² median across 5 EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £584,000 is 37.4% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£372/sq ft) was about 50.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 9 years since the last transfer (May 2017).
Know exactly what you're buying at 4 Far Sawrey Cottages
Before you offer, see what the listing won't tell you, the true value, the red flags and the full history.
Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
4 Far Sawrey Cottages's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
4 Far Sawrey Cottages has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- Nov 2025ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Proposed single storey rear infill extension to create a ground floor WC and Garden Room. To include 3no. conservation roof lights to the existing kitchen and part removal of an existing addition.
- Council
- South Lakeland
- Documents
- 12 docs on file
- Reference
- 7/2025/5522
- Feb 2018RenovationFullIn report
Proposed rear dormer window, replacement windows and minor alterations
New Windows- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- 7/2017/5770
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 4 Far Sawrey Cottages
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
4 Far Sawrey Cottages valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£584,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£425,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
23 May 2017Most recent
£425,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LA22 0LH: £484,000 (2023–2018).
Nearby sales in LA22 0LH
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Sold Nov 2023
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Sold Nov 2023
£500,0002 Far Sawrey Cottages, Far Sawrey, Ambleside, LA22 0LH
Sold Mar 2022
£565,0002 South View, Far Sawrey, Ambleside, LA22 0LH
Sold Mar 2020
£484,000Fold Cottage, Far Sawrey, Ambleside, LA22 0LH
Sold Aug 2018
£10,000
Everything we know about 4 Far Sawrey Cottages, 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, 4 Far Sawrey Cottages stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£4,009
Street avg £4,553
Floor Area
106 m²
Street avg 114 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
14.0 t/year
Street avg 11.0 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
1.3 km
Far Sawrey Windermere Ferry Terminal — ferry terminal.
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
45.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.6dB