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Graythorne Cottage, Compston Road, Ambleside, LA22 9DJ

1 planning record
Property type
Mid terrace
Habitable rooms
6
From EPC
Floor area
103 m²
1109 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 53
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Graythorne Cottage

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

Graythorne Cottage is a mid-terrace house in Ambleside (LA22 9DJ). It has a recorded floor area of 103 m² (around 1109 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (March 2021) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 3-band jump.

One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2022. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £477,000 is 12.2% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£383/sq ft) was about 51.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: June 2021 at £425,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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Valuation

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Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Energy

Energy performance

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

Graythorne Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E53
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
7.7 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Graythorne Cottage, Compston Road, Ambleside, LA22 9DJ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Graythorne Cottage has an approved rear extension on the planning record.

  1. Nov 2022
    ExtensionFull
    In report

    Extension: Rear of property

    Matching slate roofed traditional style dormer extension to rear

    Council
    South Lakeland
    Documents
    11 docs on file
    Reference
    7/2022/5580
    View planning record
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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.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£477,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2021)

£425,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 27 June 2021Most recent

    £425,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in LA22 9DJ: £435,000 (2025–2021).

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On the street

Versus other Compston Road homes

Four headline reads against 12 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On price per m², Graythorne Cottage stands well clear of the street.

Price per m²

£4,126

Street avg £2,701

Strongly above

Floor Area

103 m²

Street avg 116 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

7.7 t/year

Street avg 9.8 t/year

On par
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£496k

1 Field Foot, Grasmere

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3 bed
£428k

1 Field Head, Grasmere

LA22 9PP

2 bed
£426k

1 Edinboro

LA22 9EN

3 bed
£414k

1 Compston Street

LA22 9DP

3 bed
£395k

1 Church View, Chapel Stile

LA22 9JJ

£353k

1 Fair View Terrace

LA22 9EF

£687k

1 Brunt How, Loughrigg

LA22 9HE

3 bed
£707k

1 Ben Place, Grasmere

LA22 9RL

3 bed2 bath
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.
Full Ambleside report

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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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

51.2dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for LA22 9DJ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

41.3dB

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 Graythorne Cottage, Compston Road, Ambleside, LA22 9DJ. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.