5 Fir Garth, Chapel Stile, Ambleside, LA22 9JW
About 5 Fir Garth
5 Fir Garth is a two-bedroom detached house in Chapel Stile, Ambleside, Ambleside (LA22 9JW). It has a recorded floor area of 145 m² (around 1561 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1976-1982. The latest certificate (March 2019) returns a B (score 83), comfortably above the UK average. When first surveyed in July 2013 the rating was D, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Good to Very Good, window efficiency went from Average to Very Good and hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to A (score 92). Main heating runs on electricity: electricity, unspecified tariff.
At 145 m² the property is well over the postcode median (47 m² across 11 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Today's modelled estimate of £664,000 sits 258.9% above the 2015 sale of £185,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£119/sq ft) was about 74.3% below the postcode norm. On the market in March 2015 and unlisted since — roughly 11 years. 4 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
Energy performance
5 Fir Garth ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heat pump installed, significantly improving energy efficiency
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
High performance glazing installed
Wall insulation improved
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
Floor insulation added or improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
- Mar 2020ConditionsIn report
Approval of details reserved by conditions on planning permission 7/2015/5403: Condition 3 (Stonework), Condition 4(iv) (windows/lighting & surfacing) & Condition 5 (Landscaping) - Replacement dwellings
- Council
- South Lakeland
- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- 7/2019/5840
- Apr 2016ConditionsIn report
Variation of condition 2 (plans) on application 7/2015/5403 - Replacement dwellings
- Council
- South Lakeland
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 7/2016/5155
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 5 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
5 Fir Garth's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (2015).
£664,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£185,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
4 March 2015Most recent
£185,000
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 5 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
5 Fir Garth outperforms the street on years held by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,276
Street avg £4,952
Floor Area
145 m²
Street avg 78 m²
CO₂ Emissions
2.9 t/year
Street avg 5.2 t/year
Years Held
11 years
Street avg 7 years
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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