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

5 The Old Vicarage is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Far Sawrey, Ambleside, Ambleside (LA22 0LQ). It has a recorded floor area of 69 m² (around 743 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. At 69 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 5 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 66–134 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to D, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (April 2025) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in April 2009 the rating was G, the property has climbed 3 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, window efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 69). Main heating runs on electricity.

3 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £294,000 is 34.9% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£294/sq ft) was about 50.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 10 years since the last transfer (March 2016). At 69 m² it's 15.9% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (82 m² median across 9 EPCs).