4 The Kennels, Grizedale, Ambleside, LA22 0QH
About 4 The Kennels
4 The Kennels is a semi-detached house in Grizedale, Ambleside, Ambleside (LA22 0QH). It has a recorded floor area of 83 m² (around 893 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1950-1966. The latest certificate (March 2016) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in May 2011 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Average, roof efficiency went from Average to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 73), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from March 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1996–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £348,000 is 39.2% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£280/sq ft) was about 72.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £250,000 in July 2019.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
4 The Kennels's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 14 Mar 2026
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency improved
Wall insulation improved
Roof insulation improved
Planning history
- Nov 2022FullIn report
The installation of three Velux Cabrio Balcony windows onto roof, of the property and the installation of a timber framed garage (4m x 6m x 2.5m)
- Council
- South Lakeland
- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- 7/2022/5396
- May 2020ExtensionFullIn report
Refurbishment of Airey type house construction and outbuilding extension
- Council
- South Lakeland
- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- 7/2020/5180
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
4 The Kennels has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1996.
£348,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.8% per year over 23 years.
£250,000
Growth on file: 6.8% per year over 23 years.
Sales timeline
4 July 2019Most recent
£250,000
+0.6%over 13 years3 February 2006
£248,500
+351.8%over 9 years25 July 1996
£55,000
Median price across the last 4 sales in LA22 0QH: £167,475 (2022–1999).
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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 The Kennels homes
Habitable Rooms for 4 The Kennels lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,012
Street avg £2,472
Floor Area
83 m²
Street avg 104 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.8 t/year
Street avg 9.2 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
2.3 km
Brantwood (Coniston) Ferry Landing — ferry terminal.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.4dB