4 The Croft, Clappersgate, Ambleside, LA22 9LE

4 The Croft is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Clappersgate, Ambleside, Ambleside (LA22 9LE). It has a recorded floor area of 104 m² (around 1119 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. 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 104 m² this is the 9th 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 across 10 units on file. The latest certificate (June 2023) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since November 2008. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78).

Untraded for 16 years, with the last transfer in August 2010. At 104 m² the property is well over the postcode median (61 m² across 25 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 6 planning records sit against the property, 6 approved, 0 refused. Across 1998–2010, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £419,000 is 21.4% above the 2010 sale price.