1 The Old Reading Room, Outgate, Ambleside, LA22 0NH
About 1 The Old Reading Room
1 The Old Reading Room is a semi-detached house in Outgate, Ambleside, Ambleside (LA22 0NH). It has a recorded floor area of 77 m² (around 829 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (September 2025) shows a C (score 75), near the top of the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 81).
Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 75% of similar EPCs).
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
1 The Old Reading Room has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
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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
1 The Old Reading Room has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£329,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in LA22 0NH: £725,000 (2023–2020).
Nearby sales in LA22 0NH
Stevney, Outgate, Ambleside, LA22 0NH
Sold Mar 2023
£1,170,000Honeypot Cottage, Outgate, Ambleside, LA22 0NH
Sold Nov 2022
£406,000Orchard Cottage, Outgate, Ambleside, LA22 0NH
Sold Mar 2021
£1,130,000Birkwray Farm, Outgate, Ambleside, LA22 0NH
Sold Mar 2021
£725,0001 Bracken Fell, Outgate, Ambleside, LA22 0NH
Sold Jan 2020
£272,000
Everything we know about 1 The Old Reading Room, 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
1 The Old Reading Room outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
75 (C)
Street avg 53 (E)
Floor Area
77 m²
Street avg 94 m²
CO₂ Emissions
2.1 t/year
Street avg 7.0 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
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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
2.6 km
Wrey Castle Ferry Terminal — ferry terminal.
Closest school
2.0 km
Hawkshead Esthwaite Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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
45.1dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.0dB