Birch House, Little Langdale, Ambleside, LA22 9NY
About Birch House
Birch House is a property in Little Langdale, Ambleside, Ambleside (LA22 9NY).
3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2011–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at -0.6% per year. Most recent transfer: August 2020 at £830,000.
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Valuation
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Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
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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 recent planning application at Birch House was refused — worth checking the council file.
- Dec 2021ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Rear of property
Replacement single-storey rear extension, replacement sewage treatment plant (Reapplication of approval: 7/2021/5049)
- Council
- South Lakeland
- Documents
- 23 docs on file
- Reference
- 7/2021/5866
- Sept 2021ExtensionAmendmentIn report
Extension: Rear of property
Non material amendment to planning approval 7/2021/5049 (Replacement single-storey rear extension, replacement sewage treatment plant) to amend 1. Rear extension entrance hallway made 140 mm wider, 2. Roof of rear extension connects to new lean-to single storey rear corridor, 3. Retaining wall in rear garden area & 4. Double wooden doors to stone outbuilding originally described as repaired/rebuilt
- Council
- South Lakeland
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 7/2021/5593
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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.
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£830,000
Growth on file: -0.6% per year over 9 years.
Sales timeline
31 August 2020Most recent
£830,000
-5.7%over 9 years23 June 2011
£880,000
Median price across the last 2 sales in LA22 9NY: £637,250 (2015–2007).
Everything we know about Birch House, 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
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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.
Closest school
2.0 km
Langdale CofE 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
43.7dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.7dB