Glenholme, Compston Road, Ambleside, LA22 9DJ
About Glenholme
Glenholme is a five-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Ambleside (LA22 9DJ). It has a recorded floor area of 98 m² (around 1055 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (April 2021) shows an F (score 33), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 4-band jump. Period features are noted in the property record. It has already been extended once and our model flags further extension potential, a sign of buyer flexibility.
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2022. Past consents include an extension, new windows and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 84% of similar EPCs). 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Across 1996–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.9% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£412/sq ft) was about 62% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £435,000 in June 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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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
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms1
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
Building
- Period featuresYes
- Previously extendedYes
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
Glenholme's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- Mar 2022DemolitionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey
Demolition of existing outbuildings. Erection of proposed single storey extension & dormer window. Replacement windows & external doors
- Council
- South Lakeland
ExtensionNew Windows- Documents
- 16 docs on file
- Reference
- 7/2022/5036
We flagged 2 things worth checking at Glenholme
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
- Environmental risk flagged
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Sales history & valuation
Price for Glenholme has grown more than fourfold since the 1996 starting point.
£448,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 9.9% per year over 25 years.
£435,000
Growth on file: 9.9% per year over 25 years.
Sales timeline
24 June 2021Most recent
£435,000
+987.5%over 25 years15 February 1996
£40,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LA22 9DJ: £425,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in LA22 9DJ
Hilmar, Compston Road, Ambleside, LA22 9DJ
Sold Oct 2025
£250,000Oxford House, Compston Road, Ambleside, LA22 9DJ
Sold Jan 2024
£375,000Park House, Compston Road, Ambleside, LA22 9DJ
Sold Apr 2023
£560,000Brantwood, Compston Road, Ambleside, LA22 9DJ
Sold Jul 2022
£445,000Graythorne Cottage, Compston Road, Ambleside, LA22 9DJ
Sold Jun 2021
£425,000
Everything we know about Glenholme, 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
- Environmental risk flagged

Versus other Compston Road homes
On price per m², Glenholme stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£4,439
Street avg £2,662
Floor Area
98 m²
Street avg 116 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
12.0 t/year
Street avg 9.4 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
1.3 km
Ambleside Waterhead Ferry Landing — ferry terminal.
Closest school
0.1 km
Ambleside CofE Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.3dB