Honeypot Cottage, Outgate, Ambleside, LA22 0NH
About Honeypot Cottage
Honeypot Cottage is a semi-detached house in Outgate, Ambleside, Ambleside (LA22 0NH). It has a recorded floor area of 62 m² (around 667 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (May 2022) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in July 2011 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Average to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump.
Across 1995–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.2% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£608/sq ft) was about 71.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 62 m² it's 22.2% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (80 m² median across 12 EPCs). Most recent transfer: November 2022 at £406,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Wall insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
Honeypot Cottage has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Honeypot Cottage has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1995.
£410,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.2% per year over 27 years.
£406,000
Growth on file: 6.2% per year over 27 years.
Sales timeline
17 November 2022Most recent
£406,000
+46.3%over 7 years12 February 2015
£277,500
+53.3%over 12 years12 February 2003
£181,000
+47.2%over 4 years5 October 1998
£123,000
+23.0%over 6 months2 April 1998
£100,000
+27.4%over 2 years22 June 1995
£78,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in LA22 0NH: £725,000 (2023–2019).
Nearby sales in LA22 0NH
Stevney, Outgate, Ambleside, LA22 0NH
Sold Mar 2023
£1,170,000Orchard 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
£272,0004 Bracken Fell, Outgate, Ambleside, LA22 0NH
Sold Jan 2019
£285,000
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What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby

Versus the street
Honeypot Cottage outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£6,548
Street avg £4,167
Floor Area
62 m²
Street avg 95 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.1 t/year
Street avg 6.9 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