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Oak Lea, Compston Road, Ambleside, LA22 9DJ

Property type
End terrace
Habitable rooms
4
From EPC
Floor area
111 m²
1195 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 54
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Oak Lea

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

Oak Lea is an end-of-terrace house in Ambleside (LA22 9DJ). It has a recorded floor area of 111 m² (around 1195 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (May 2025) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 3-band jump.

Untraded for 26 years, with the last transfer in May 2000. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £405,000 sits 355.1% above the 2000 sale of £89,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£74/sq ft) was about 72.5% below the postcode norm.

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Valuation

against the asking price

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.

Oak Lea's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E54
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
7.8 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

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

Oak Lea 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.

Oak Lea's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (2000).

Current estimate

£405,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2000)

£89,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 31 May 2000Most recent

    £89,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in LA22 9DJ: £425,000 (2025–2021).

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What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.

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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.

Oak Lea is notably below the street on price per m².

Price per m²

£802

Street avg £3,116

Strongly below

Floor Area

111 m²

Street avg 115 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

7.8 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.
£414k

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£426k

1 Edinboro

LA22 9EN

3 bed
£428k

1 Field Head, Grasmere

LA22 9PP

2 bed
£353k

1 Fair View Terrace

LA22 9EF

£496k

1 Field Foot, Grasmere

LA22 9TB

3 bed
£320k

1 Beckside, High Greenbank

LA22 9BE

£297k

1 Bakery Yard, Grasmere

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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.

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