1 The Ferry House, Far Sawrey, Ambleside, LA22 0LZ

1 The Ferry House is a detached house in Far Sawrey, Ambleside, Ambleside (LA22 0LZ). It has a recorded floor area of 147 m² (around 1582 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2007-2011 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (July 2025) returns a B (score 81), comfortably above the UK average. When first surveyed in April 2010 the rating was D, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good, lighting went from Poor to Good and main heating went from Poor to Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Poor. At 147 m² this is the 7th smallest of 9 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 98–212 m². The building's EPC ratings span C to B, with this unit at the top. On EPC score it ranks first in the building (81 versus a worst of 73).

At 147 m² it's 20.5% larger than the typical home in the postcode (122 m² median across 8 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Sold March 2020 for £470,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 2006–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 1.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £616,000 is 31.1% above the 2020 sale price. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2016.