Prospect Cottage Studio, Chapel Hill, Ambleside, LA22 9EB
About Prospect Cottage Studio
Prospect Cottage Studio is a semi-detached house in Ambleside (LA22 9EB). It has a recorded floor area of 57 m² (around 614 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (March 2018) shows an F (score 23), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 91), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
At 57 m² it sits well below the postcode median (99 m² across 8 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 88% of similar EPCs). One historical planning record sits against the property in 2018.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Prospect Cottage Studio's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Oct 2018New BuildAmendmentIn report
Three separate dwellings - Use Class C3
- Council
- South Lakeland
- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- 7/2018/5536
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at Prospect Cottage Studio
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Prospect Cottage Studio has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£296,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in LA22 9EB: £425,000 (2025–2013).
Nearby sales in LA22 9EB
2 Kirkstone Court, Chapel Hill, Ambleside, LA22 9EB
Sold Sept 2025
£375,000Dwarf Hall, Chapel Hill, Ambleside, LA22 9EB
Sold Dec 2023
£807,6751 Kirkstone Court, Chapel Hill, Ambleside, LA22 9EB
Sold Jul 2023
£625,000Chapel Hill Cottage, Chapel Hill, Ambleside, LA22 9EB
Sold Sept 2017
£309,500Argyle Cottage, Chapel Hill, Ambleside, LA22 9EB
Sold Nov 2010
£375,000
Everything we know about Prospect Cottage Studio, 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
On epc rating, Prospect Cottage Studio runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
23 (F)
Street avg 55 (D)
Floor Area
57 m²
Street avg 109 m²
CO₂ Emissions
12.0 t/year
Street avg 6.8 t/year
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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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