Betty Fold, Hawkshead Hill, Ambleside, LA22 0PS
About Betty Fold
Betty Fold is a semi-detached house in Hawkshead Hill, Ambleside, Ambleside (LA22 0PS). It has a recorded floor area of 33 m² (around 355 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. The latest certificate (March 2024) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75).
Held since June 2003 — that's 23 years off the open market, well above the local norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Today's modelled estimate of £1,084,000 is 46.5% above the 2003 sale price.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
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Trends
the local market
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Sept 2021FullIn report
Proposed installation of a sewage treatment plant to replace the existing septic tank
- Council
- South Lakeland
- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- 7/2021/5659
- Jul 2004FullIn report
Additional use of dining room as tea room and photographic gallery
- Council
- South Lakeland
- Documents
- 1 doc on file
- Reference
- 7/2004/5269
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on Betty Fold was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£1,084,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£740,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
24 June 2003Most recent
£740,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LA22 0PS: £540,000 (2025–2006).
Nearby sales in LA22 0PS
Everything we know about Betty Fold, 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
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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
2.8 km
Monk Coniston Ferry Landing — ferry terminal.
Closest school
1.9 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
44.6dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.1dB