Chapel Hill Cottage, Chapel Hill, Ambleside, LA22 9EB
About Chapel Hill Cottage
Chapel Hill Cottage is a semi-detached house in Ambleside (LA22 9EB). It has a recorded floor area of 99 m² (around 1066 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (November 2016) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 3-band jump.
Across 2005–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £402,000 is 29.9% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£290/sq ft) was about 24.9% below the postcode norm. Last changed hands 9 years ago, in September 2017.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Chapel Hill Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Chapel Hill Cottage 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
£402,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.6% per year over 12 years.
£309,500
Growth on file: 3.6% per year over 12 years.
Sales timeline
3 September 2017Most recent
£309,500
-6.2%over 9 years4 October 2007
£330,000
+61.0%over 1 year23 December 2005
£205,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LA22 9EB: £425,000 (2025–2010).
Nearby sales in LA22 9EB
Everything we know about Chapel Hill Cottage, 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
Versus other Chapel Hill homes
Chapel Hill Cottage is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£3,126
Street avg £4,999
Floor Area
99 m²
Street avg 103 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.9 t/year
Street avg 7.4 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.1dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.6dB