Megs Beck Cottage, Chapel Stile, Ambleside, LA22 9JG
About Megs Beck Cottage
Megs Beck Cottage is an end-of-terrace house in Chapel Stile, Ambleside, Ambleside (LA22 9JG). It has a recorded floor area of 85 m² (around 915 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (June 2013) shows an F (score 34), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 73), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on lpg. The latest certificate is from June 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 85 m² the property is well over the postcode median (57 m² across 5 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2009.
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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 Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 26 Jun 2023
EPC Rating
Planning history
- May 2009TelecomsIn report
10m wooden pole - 8 m above ground and 2m below ground
- Council
- South Lakeland
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- 7/2009/5122
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Megs Beck Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£285,000
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 9JG: £447,500 (2024–2021).
Nearby sales in LA22 9JG
1 Undergarth, Chapel Stile, Ambleside, LA22 9JG
Sold Aug 2024
£400,000Churchgate, Chapel Stile, Ambleside, LA22 9JG
Sold Dec 2021
£490,000Low Underfell, Chapel Stile, Ambleside, LA22 9JG
Sold Jun 2021
£447,500Birdie Fell Cottage, Chapel Stile, Ambleside, LA22 9JG
Sold May 2021
£385,000Walthwaite How, Chapel Stile, Ambleside, LA22 9JG
Sold Mar 2021
£1,045,000
Everything we know about Megs Beck 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 the street
Megs Beck Cottage outperforms the street on co₂ emissions by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
34 (F)
Street avg 42 (E)
Floor Area
85 m²
Street avg 60 m²
CO₂ Emissions
5.7 t/year
Street avg 9.1 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 3 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
0.2 km
Langdale CofE School. 2 schools 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
45.1dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.5dB