4 Fir Bank, Elterwater, Ambleside, LA22 9HY
About 4 Fir Bank
4 Fir Bank is an end-of-terrace house in Elterwater, Ambleside, Ambleside (LA22 9HY). It has a recorded floor area of 73 m² (around 786 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (September 2023) shows an E (score 43), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in June 2012 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while main heating dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 101), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on lpg.
2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations.
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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
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
Wall insulation improved
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
More low energy lighting installed
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
4 Fir Bank has a listed-building consent on record — alterations to a listed property are tightly controlled.
- Mar 2020RenovationHeritageIn report
Installation of a new secondary glazing to the internal reveals of the existing single glazed windows
- Council
- South Lakeland
ListedNew Windows- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- 7/2020/5009
- Nov 2005FullIn report
Erection of concrete slab and housing for four 1200 litre calor gas storage tank
- Council
- South Lakeland
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 7/2005/5555
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 4 Fir Bank
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
4 Fir Bank has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£273,000
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.
Everything we know about 4 Fir Bank, 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 the street
On floor area, 4 Fir Bank stands well clear of the street.
EPC Rating
43 (E)
Street avg 41 (E)
Floor Area
73 m²
Street avg 106 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.3 t/year
Street avg 7.6 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 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.
Closest school
1.0 km
Langdale CofE 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
43.9dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.0dB