1 Plumblands, Chapel Stile, Ambleside, LA22 9JL
About 1 Plumblands
1 Plumblands is a semi-detached house in Chapel Stile, Ambleside, Ambleside (LA22 9JL). It has a recorded floor area of 115 m² (around 1238 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (April 2025) shows an F (score 38), 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.
Across 2003–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £464,000 is 20% below the 2020 sale of £580,000, running counter to the wider postcode trend, which makes the EPC and condition history especially worth a look. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£469/sq ft) was about 61.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £580,000 in November 2020.
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Valuation
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Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
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Trends
the local market
Energy performance
1 Plumblands's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
1 Plumblands has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
5applications of note in the surrounding area
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 2003.
£464,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.6% per year over 18 years.
£580,000
Growth on file: 5.6% per year over 18 years.
Sales timeline
24 November 2020Most recent
£580,000
+163.6%over 17 years8 June 2003
£220,000
12 February 2003
£220,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LA22 9JL: £425,000 (2022–2004).
Nearby sales in LA22 9JL
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What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby
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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
0.3 km
Langdale CofE School. 2 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.6dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.5dB