7 The Croft, Clappersgate, Ambleside, LA22 9LE

7 The Croft is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Clappersgate, Ambleside, Ambleside (LA22 9LE). It has a recorded floor area of 91 m² (around 980 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (May 2025) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in September 2008 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78). At 91 m² this is the 6th 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. Other recorded features include notable views. Period features are noted in the property record.

Held since January 2011 — that's 15 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 91 m² the property is well over the postcode median (61 m² across 25 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £449,000 is 19.8% above the 2011 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£383/sq ft) was about 18% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 6 planning records sit against the property, 6 approved, 0 refused.