Smallwood House, Apartment 1, Compston Street, Ambleside, LA22 9DP
About Smallwood House
Smallwood House is an end-of-terrace house in Ambleside (LA22 9DP). It has a recorded floor area of 81 m² (around 872 sq ft). At 81 m² this is the 3rd smallest of 5 units on EPC record in Smallwood House, where floor areas span 59–101 m². On EPC score it ranks last in the building (76 versus a best of 80). The latest certificate (October 2019) shows a C (score 76), near the top of the C band.
Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 73% of similar EPCs). On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£315/sq ft) was about 20.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £275,000 in August 2022. 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
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
Smallwood House has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
5applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£284,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£275,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
17 August 2022Most recent
£275,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LA22 9DP: £400,000 (2025–2019).
Nearby sales in LA22 9DP
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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 Compston Street homes
EPC Rating
76 (C)
Street avg 75 (C)
Floor Area
81 m²
Street avg 74 m²
CO₂ Emissions
2.7 t/year
Street avg 2.3 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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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.2dB