Birkwray Farm Cottage, Outgate, Ambleside, LA22 0NH
About Birkwray Farm Cottage
Birkwray Farm Cottage is a mid-terrace house in Outgate, Ambleside, Ambleside (LA22 0NH). It has a recorded floor area of 85 m² (around 915 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (April 2012) shows an F (score 35), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from April 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £456,000 is 27.6% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£391/sq ft) was about 29.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in May 2015 and unlisted since — roughly 11 years.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Birkwray Farm Cottage sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 23 Apr 2022
EPC Rating
Planning history
Birkwray Farm Cottage has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at Birkwray Farm Cottage
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
Birkwray Farm Cottage valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£456,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£357,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
12 May 2015Most recent
£357,500
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 Birkwray Farm Cottage, 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
On epc rating, Birkwray Farm Cottage runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,206
Street avg £4,460
Floor Area
85 m²
Street avg 94 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
12.0 t/year
Street avg 6.2 t/year
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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.
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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