12a, Barn Field, Hawkshead, Ambleside, LA22 0PJ
About 12a
12a is a semi-detached house in Hawkshead, Ambleside, Ambleside (LA22 0PJ). It has a recorded floor area of 60 m² (around 646 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1950-1966. The latest certificate (September 2023) shows a C (score 73). When first surveyed in April 2023 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 97), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2001. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Valuation
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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
Cavity wall insulation installed
Solar PV panels (50 kWp) installed
Planning history
12a has an approved extension on the planning record.
- Nov 2001ExtensionFullIn report
Erection of extensions to dwelling to form sun room and additional bedroom accommodation and storage
- Council
- South Lakeland
- Documents
- 1 doc on file
- Reference
- 7/2001/5486
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
12a has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£326,000
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 2 sales in LA22 0PJ: £206,000 (2020–2013).
Nearby sales in LA22 0PJ
Everything we know about 12a, 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 other Barn Field homes
On floor area, 12a stands well clear of the street.
EPC Rating
73 (C)
Street avg 80 (C)
Floor Area
60 m²
Street avg 59 m²
CO₂ Emissions
5.0 t/year
Street avg 2.5 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 3 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.
Closest school
0.3 km
Hawkshead Esthwaite Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.8dB