1 The Old Vicarage, Far Sawrey, Ambleside, LA22 0LQ

1 The Old Vicarage is a detached house in Far Sawrey, Ambleside, Ambleside (LA22 0LQ). It has a recorded floor area of 134 m² (around 1442 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. At 134 m² this is the largest unit on EPC record across the building (66–134 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to D, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (July 2021) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in April 2017 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor and main heating dropped from Average to Poor. Main heating runs on electricity.

At 134 m² the property is well over the postcode median (79 m² across 9 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 4 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £491,000 is 30.6% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£261/sq ft) was about 33.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: January 2020 at £376,001.