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1 Kirkstone Court, Chapel Hill, Ambleside, LA22 9EB

6 sales on record1 planning record
Property type
Semi-detached
Floor 1st
Habitable rooms
2
From EPC
Floor area
64 m²
689 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 49
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 1 Kirkstone Court

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

1 Kirkstone Court is a semi-detached house in Ambleside (LA22 9EB). It has a recorded floor area of 64 m² (around 689 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2018) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

At 64 m² it sits well below the postcode median (99 m² across 8 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Sold July 2023 for £625,000. Across the public record there are 6 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1999–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.7% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£907/sq ft) was about 212.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2024.

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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.

1 Kirkstone Court's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E49
F
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
8.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 1 Kirkstone Court, Chapel Hill, Ambleside, LA22 9EB, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
  1. May 2024
    Tree WorksTrees
    In report

    Ash Tree (marked as T1 in notification) - Fell to ground level. Hazel tree (marked as T2 in notification) - Reduce to 8ft in height.

    Council
    South Lakeland
    Documents
    4 docs on file
    Reference
    T/2024/0069
    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.

1 Kirkstone Court has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1999.

Current estimate

£672,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.7% per year over 24 years.

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Last sold (2023)

£625,000

Growth on file: 6.7% per year over 24 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 11 July 2023Most recent

    £625,000

    +47.1%over 10 years
  2. 8 May 2013

    £425,000

  3. 26 February 2010

    £425,000

    +3.7%over 2 years
  4. 15 April 2007

    £410,000

    +121.6%over 5 years
  5. 8 August 2001

    £185,000

    +39.6%over 1 year
  6. 9 August 1999

    £132,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in LA22 9EB: £375,000 (2025–2007).

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On the street

Versus other Chapel Hill homes

Four headline reads against 3 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Floor Area for 1 Kirkstone Court lags the street by a wide margin.

EPC Rating

49 (E)

Street avg 67 (D)

Below

Floor Area

64 m²

Street avg 104 m²

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

8.0 t/year

Street avg 6.2 t/year

Below

Habitable Rooms

2 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly below
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.

Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.

Crime

2/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

1.6 km

Ambleside Waterhead Ferry Landing — ferry terminal.

Closest school

0.4 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.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

49.1dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for LA22 9EB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.6dB

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

Common questions

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