Highfield House, Apartment 3, Hawkshead Hill, Ambleside, LA22 0PN
About Highfield House
Highfield House is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Hawkshead Hill, Ambleside, Ambleside (LA22 0PN). It has a recorded floor area of 70 m² (around 753 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. At 70 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across Highfield House (70–159 m²). Other recorded features include a balcony. The latest certificate (November 2016) shows a C (score 79), near the top of the C band.
At 70 m² it sits well below the postcode median (109 m² across 3 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 2004–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 0.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £448,000 is 12% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£531/sq ft) was about 38.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 9 years ago, in July 2017.
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Before you offer, see what the listing won't tell you, the true value, the red flags and the full history.
Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms2
Outside
- Communal gardenYes
- ParkingYes
- BalconyYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
Highfield House has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at Highfield House
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
Highfield House's sale-price growth has lagged the wider UK trajectory across its history on file.
£448,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 0.7% per year over 13 years.
£399,950
Growth on file: 0.7% per year over 13 years.
Sales timeline
30 July 2017Most recent
£399,950
+9.6%over 13 years26 March 2004
£365,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LA22 0PN: £460,000 (2020–2004).
Nearby sales in LA22 0PN
Hill Top, Hawkshead Hill, Ambleside, LA22 0PN
Sold Jul 2020
£932,500Highfield House, Apartment 5, Hawkshead Hill, Ambleside, LA22 0PN
Sold Jan 2017
£485,000Highfield House, Apartment 1, Hawkshead Hill, Ambleside, LA22 0PN
Sold Oct 2015
£460,000Highfield House, Apartment 2, Hawkshead Hill, Ambleside, LA22 0PN
Sold Apr 2004
£396,000Highfield House, Apartment 4, Hawkshead Hill, Ambleside, LA22 0PN
Sold Mar 2004
£365,000
Everything we know about Highfield House, 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
Price per m² for Highfield House runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£5,714
Street avg £3,799
Floor Area
70 m²
Street avg 121 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.0 t/year
Street avg 3.3 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
2.9 km
Monk Coniston Ferry Landing — ferry terminal.
Closest school
1.1 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
43.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.4dB