Highfield House, Apartment 5, Hawkshead Hill, Ambleside, LA22 0PN
About Highfield House
Highfield House is a three-bedroom detached house in Hawkshead Hill, Ambleside, Ambleside (LA22 0PN). It has a recorded floor area of 159 m² (around 1711 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band G. At 159 m² this is the largest unit on EPC record across Highfield House (70–159 m²). The latest certificate (February 2013) shows a C (score 79), near the top of the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83). The latest certificate is from February 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 159 m² the property is well over the postcode median (96 m² across 3 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2004–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at -0.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £584,000 is 20.4% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£283/sq ft) was about 27.7% below the postcode norm. 9 years since the last transfer (January 2017).
Know exactly what you're buying at Highfield House
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
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms3
Energy performance
Highfield House's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 07 Feb 2023
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.
£584,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -0.6% per year over 13 years.
£485,000
Growth on file: -0.6% per year over 13 years.
Sales timeline
5 January 2017Most recent
£485,000
-7.6%over 12 years15 March 2004
£525,000
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 3, Hawkshead Hill, Ambleside, LA22 0PN
Sold Jul 2017
£399,950Highfield 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
Highfield House is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£3,050
Street avg £4,686
Floor Area
159 m²
Street avg 92 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.4 t/year
Street avg 2.9 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
2.9 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