Scutcheon House Farm, Far Sawrey, Ambleside, LA22 0LQ

Scutcheon House Farm is a detached house in Far Sawrey, Ambleside, Ambleside (LA22 0LQ). It has a recorded floor area of 215 m² (around 2314 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. The latest certificate (March 2019) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in May 2010 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Very Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.

Held since June 1998 — that's 28 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 215 m² the property is well over the postcode median (79 m² across 9 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £899,000 sits 349.5% above the 1998 sale of £200,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£86/sq ft) was about 61.5% below the postcode norm. 7 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused.