10 The Croft, Clappersgate, Ambleside, LA22 9LE
About 10 The Croft
10 The Croft is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Clappersgate, Ambleside, Ambleside (LA22 9LE). It has a recorded floor area of 50 m² (around 538 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. It is a listed building, which means external alterations are tightly controlled but it may qualify for heritage tax reliefs. The property has solar panels on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. Other recorded features include attached land beyond the plot. Period features are noted in the property record. At 50 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 10 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 39–104 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to C, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (May 2023) shows a C (score 71). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 81).
At 50 m² it's 19.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (62 m² median across 25 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 76% of similar EPCs). Across 1998–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.8% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£608/sq ft) was about 84.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 6 planning records sit against the property, 6 approved, 0 refused. Most recent transfer: July 2023 at £327,000.
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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
- Bathrooms1
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- ParkingAllocated
- LandYes
Building
- Listed buildingYes
- Solar panelsYes
- LiftYes
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
10 The Croft has been through 6 approved planning applications — a well-evolved property.
- Sept 2023RenovationHeritageIn report
Removal of redundant north chimney stack and rebuild of west chimney stack on west wing of property
- Council
- South Lakeland
- Documents
- 14 docs on file
- Reference
- 7/2023/5458
- Mar 2016RenovationHeritageIn report
Replace existing chimney stack in "like for like" manner in terms of appearance, materials and painting
- Council
- South Lakeland
- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- 7/2016/5056
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Sales history & valuation
10 The Croft has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1998.
£306,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.8% per year over 25 years.
£327,000
Growth on file: 6.8% per year over 25 years.
Sales timeline
13 July 2023Most recent
£327,000
+403.1%over 24 years9 November 1998
£65,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LA22 9LE: £380,000 (2024–2022).
Nearby sales in LA22 9LE
5 The Croft, Clappersgate, Ambleside, LA22 9LE
Sold Sept 2024
£380,0008 Croft Courtyard, Clappersgate, Ambleside, LA22 9LE
Sold Apr 2024
£168,0006 The Croft, Clappersgate, Ambleside, LA22 9LE
Sold Dec 2022
£424,000Rose Cottage, Clappersgate, Ambleside, LA22 9LE
Sold Feb 2022
£505,0003 Croft Courtyard, Clappersgate, Ambleside, LA22 9LE
Sold Feb 2022
£301,500
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- Larger development activity nearby

Versus the street
10 The Croft outperforms the street on co₂ emissions by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£6,540
Street avg £4,226
Floor Area
50 m²
Street avg 72 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.4 t/year
Street avg 4.5 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.
Nearest stop
1.0 km
Ambleside Waterhead Ferry Landing — ferry terminal.
Closest school
1.1 km
Ambleside CofE Primary School. 1 school 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
46.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.6dB