The Dove Cot, Clappersgate, Ambleside, LA22 9NQ
About The Dove Cot
The Dove Cot is a property in Clappersgate, Ambleside, Ambleside (LA22 9NQ).
Held since April 2002 — that's 24 years off the open market, well above the local norm. 4 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused.
Know exactly what you're buying at The Dove Cot
Before you offer, see what the listing won't tell you, the true value, the red flags and the full history.
Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
No EPC on record
This property doesn't have an Energy Performance Certificate yet. An EPC is required to sell or let — and unlocks our automated valuation.
Planning history
A change of use to residential application was refused at The Dove Cot in 2025.
- Feb 2025Change of UseAmendmentIn report
Change of use of an outbuilding to a dwelling, occupied for holiday letting purposes
- Council
- South Lakeland
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- 7/2023/5835
- Dec 2023FullIn report
Use of existing holiday let detached annex as separate self-contained holiday letting accommodation.
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 7/2023/5710
We flagged 2 things worth checking at The Dove Cot
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Larger development activity nearby
- A planning decision worth checking
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Sales history & valuation
£250,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
4 April 2002Most recent
£250,000
Median price across the last 2 sales in LA22 9NQ: £522,500 (2019–2007).
Everything we know about The Dove Cot, 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
- A planning decision worth checking

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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
2.0 km
Ambleside Waterhead Ferry Landing — ferry terminal.
Closest school
1.9 km
Ambleside CofE Primary School. 1 school nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.1dB