2 Kilngarth Cottages, Clappersgate, Ambleside, LA22 9ND
About 2 Kilngarth Cottages
2 Kilngarth Cottages is a mid-terrace house in Clappersgate, Ambleside, Ambleside (LA22 9ND). It has a recorded floor area of 57 m² (around 614 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (September 2021) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 2-band jump.
On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£818/sq ft) was about 278.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: February 2022 at £502,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
2 Kilngarth Cottages has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
5applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£527,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£502,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
17 February 2022Most recent
£502,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LA22 9ND: £520,000 (2024–2006).
Nearby sales in LA22 9ND
1 Kilngarth Cottages, Clappersgate, Ambleside, LA22 9ND
Sold Aug 2024
£550,000Badger Wheel, Clappersgate, Ambleside, LA22 9ND
Sold Sept 2014
£755,000Kilngarth, Clappersgate, Ambleside, LA22 9ND
Sold Mar 2012
£285,000Cooksons Garth, Clappersgate, Ambleside, LA22 9ND
Sold Nov 2006
£450,000Riverside, Clappersgate, Ambleside, LA22 9ND
Sold Sept 2006
£395,000
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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
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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
1.1 km
Ambleside Waterhead Ferry Landing — ferry terminal.
Closest school
1.3 km
Ambleside CofE Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.1dB