1 Fir Garth, Chapel Stile, Ambleside, LA22 9JW

1 Fir Garth is a semi-detached house in Chapel Stile, Ambleside, Ambleside (LA22 9JW). It has a recorded floor area of 130 m² (around 1399 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (January 2025) shows an E (score 40), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since July 2013. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 92), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.

Today's modelled estimate of £506,000 is 15.7% below the 2022 sale of £600,000, a rare downward gap that often correlates with deferred maintenance or unfinished works. At 130 m² the property is well over the postcode median (47 m² across 11 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, an annexe and new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Most recent transfer: October 2022 at £600,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.