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Otters Holt, St Marys Lane, Ambleside, LA22 9DG

3 sales on record
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
2
Bathroom
1
Floor area
62 m²
667 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 48
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Otters Holt

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

Otters Holt is a two-bedroom detached house in Ambleside (LA22 9DG). It has a recorded floor area of 62 m² (around 667 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (April 2023) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since March 2011. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Poor; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and main heating dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 3-band jump.

Across 2008–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £476,000 is 16.1% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£614/sq ft) was about 88.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold March 2021 for £410,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms2
  • Bathrooms1
  • FireplaceYes

Outside

  • Private gardenYes
  • ParkingAllocated

Building

  • Central heatingYes
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Apr 2023

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E48
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
5.3 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Apr 2023from Mar 2011
Hot Water
Very GoodGood

Hot water efficiency decreased

Low Energy Lighting
0%22%

More low energy lighting installed

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Otters Holt, St Marys Lane, Ambleside, LA22 9DG, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Otters Holt has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

5applications of note in the surrounding area

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Latest sale on Otters Holt was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£476,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.1% per year over 13 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2021)

£410,000

Growth on file: 2.1% per year over 13 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 26 March 2021Most recent

    £410,000

    +26.2%over 9 years
  2. 29 September 2011

    £325,000

    +4.8%over 3 years
  3. 7 January 2008

    £310,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in LA22 9DG: £242,000 (2021–2019).

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On the street

Versus other St Marys Lane homes

Four headline reads against 6 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Otters Holt is notably below the street on floor area.

Price per m²

£6,613

Street avg £5,734

Above

Floor Area

62 m²

Street avg 68 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

5.3 t/year

Street avg 5.6 t/year

On par
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Ambleside district page.

Crime

2/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

1.3 km

Ambleside Waterhead Ferry Landing — ferry terminal.

Closest school

0.2 km

Ambleside CofE 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.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around LA22 9DG from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for LA22 9DG

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

50.7dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for LA22 9DG

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

41.0dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about Otters Holt, St Marys Lane, Ambleside, LA22 9DG. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.