Christmas Cottage, Chapel Stile, Ambleside, LA22 9JL
About Christmas Cottage
Christmas Cottage is a semi-detached house in Chapel Stile, Ambleside, Ambleside (LA22 9JL). It has a recorded floor area of 112 m² (around 1206 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1967-1975. The latest certificate (March 2025) shows an F (score 32), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The rating has held steady at F across 2 certificates since January 2012. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 60), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on lpg.
Last changed hands 8 years ago, in January 2018. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1999–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £534,000 is 22.1% above the 2018 sale price.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Christmas Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency decreased
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
Christmas Cottage 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 grown by over 3x since 1999.
£534,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.4% per year over 19 years.
£437,300
Growth on file: 6.4% per year over 19 years.
Sales timeline
17 January 2018Most recent
£437,300
+36.7%over 10 years21 December 2007
£320,000
-8.6%over 3 years29 July 2004
£350,000
+154.5%over 5 years21 April 1999
£137,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in LA22 9JL: £425,000 (2022–2003).
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- 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