4 Fir Garth, Chapel Stile, Ambleside, LA22 9JW
About 4 Fir Garth
4 Fir Garth is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Chapel Stile, Ambleside, Ambleside (LA22 9JW). It has a recorded floor area of 169 m² (around 1819 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (July 2013) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from July 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 169 m² the property is well over the postcode median (47 m² across 11 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £622,000 sits 53.6% above the 2015 sale of £405,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£223/sq ft) was about 51.7% below the postcode norm. Last changed hands 11 years ago, in May 2015.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
Energy performance
4 Fir Garth's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 09 Jul 2023
EPC Rating
Planning history
4 Fir Garth has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
5applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 4 Fir Garth
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
4 Fir Garth valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£622,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£405,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
31 May 2015Most recent
£405,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LA22 9JW: £275,000 (2022–2019).
Nearby sales in LA22 9JW
1 Fir Garth, Chapel Stile, Ambleside, LA22 9JW
Sold Oct 2022
£600,00010 Fir Garth, Chapel Stile, Ambleside, LA22 9JW
Sold Mar 2021
£275,00012 Fir Garth, Chapel Stile, Ambleside, LA22 9JW
Sold Oct 2020
£296,0009 Fir Garth, Chapel Stile, Ambleside, LA22 9JW
Sold Oct 2020
£275,0007 Fir Garth, Chapel Stile, Ambleside, LA22 9JW
Sold Dec 2019
£245,000
Everything we know about 4 Fir Garth, 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 other Fir Garth homes
4 Fir Garth is notably below the street on co₂ emissions.
Price per m²
£2,396
Street avg £4,840
Floor Area
169 m²
Street avg 76 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
13.0 t/year
Street avg 4.2 t/year
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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
0.4 km
Langdale CofE School. 2 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.1dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.2dB