3 Weir Cottages, Chapel Stile, Ambleside, LA22 9JE

3 Weir Cottages is a mid-terrace house in Chapel Stile, Ambleside, Ambleside (LA22 9JE). It has a recorded floor area of 39 m² (around 420 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (June 2014) returns an A (score 95), the top energy band on the EPC scale. When first surveyed in October 2013 the rating was B, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Average; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average and lighting dropped from Very Good to Good. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from June 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Untraded for 31 years, with the last transfer in November 1995. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £196,000 sits 235% above the 1995 sale of £58,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£139/sq ft) was about 69.5% below the postcode norm. At 39 m² it sits well below the postcode median (58 m² across 9 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 89% of similar EPCs).