12 The Croft, Clappersgate, Ambleside, LA22 9LE

12 The Croft is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Clappersgate, Ambleside, Ambleside (LA22 9LE). It has a recorded floor area of 39 m² (around 420 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. At 39 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (39–104 m²). The building's EPC ratings span F to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (34 versus a best of 79). The latest certificate (October 2012) shows an F (score 34), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from October 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 39 m² it sits well below the postcode median (62 m² across 25 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£391/sq ft) was about 20.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sold in February 2013, so it's been off the market for around 13 years. 6 planning records sit against the property, 6 approved, 0 refused.