6 The Croft, Clappersgate, Ambleside, LA22 9LE

6 The Croft is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Clappersgate, Ambleside, Ambleside (LA22 9LE). It has a recorded floor area of 87 m² (around 936 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. At 87 m² this is the 5th 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. On EPC score it ranks first in the building (79 versus a worst of 34). The latest certificate (August 2022) shows a C (score 79), near the top of the C band. The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since March 2009. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good and main heating went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 85).

At 87 m² the property is well over the postcode median (61 m² across 25 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 76% of similar EPCs). Across 2016–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.7% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£453/sq ft) was about 37.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 6 planning records sit against the property, 6 approved, 0 refused. Most recent transfer: December 2022 at £424,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.