2 The Croft, Clappersgate, Ambleside, LA22 9LE
About 2 The Croft
2 The Croft is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Clappersgate, Ambleside, Ambleside (LA22 9LE). It has a recorded floor area of 95 m² (around 1023 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (July 2020) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since March 2012. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76). Period features are noted in the property record.
At 95 m² the property is well over the postcode median (61 m² across 25 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Most recent transfer: October 2020 at £420,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1996–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 6% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£411/sq ft) was about 28.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 6 planning records sit against the property, 6 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
- Bathrooms1
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Communal gardenYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
2 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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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Price for 2 The Croft has grown more than fourfold since the 1996 starting point.
£443,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.0% per year over 24 years.
£420,000
Growth on file: 6.0% per year over 24 years.
Sales timeline
30 October 2020Most recent
£420,000
+15.1%over 8 years26 July 2012
£365,000
-2.7%over 5 years9 October 2006
£375,000
+257.1%over 9 years22 November 1996
£105,000
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
£168,00010 The Croft, Clappersgate, Ambleside, LA22 9LE
Sold Jul 2023
£327,0006 The Croft, Clappersgate, Ambleside, LA22 9LE
Sold Dec 2022
£424,000Rose Cottage, Clappersgate, Ambleside, LA22 9LE
Sold Feb 2022
£505,000
Everything we know about 2 The Croft, 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 the street
On floor area, 2 The Croft stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£4,421
Street avg £4,377
Floor Area
95 m²
Street avg 69 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.2 t/year
Street avg 4.3 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.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.6dB