Kelbarrow, West House, Grasmere, Ambleside, LA22 9PX
About Kelbarrow
Kelbarrow is a semi-detached house in Grasmere, Ambleside, Ambleside (LA22 9PX). It has a recorded floor area of 129 m² (around 1389 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (October 2022) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in December 2008 the rating was G, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
Sold June 2024 for £880,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 2006–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.4% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£634/sq ft) was about 25.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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Valuation
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Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Kelbarrow's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
Wall insulation improved
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
Kelbarrow 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
Kelbarrow has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2006.
£919,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.4% per year over 18 years.
£880,000
Growth on file: 5.4% per year over 18 years.
Sales timeline
5 June 2024Most recent
£880,000
+23.1%over 3 years23 May 2021
£715,000
+30.1%over 12 years5 April 2009
£549,500
+64.0%over 3 years14 March 2006
£335,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LA22 9PX: £850,000 (2024–2003).
Nearby sales in LA22 9PX
Silver Beck, Grasmere, Ambleside, LA22 9PX
Sold Jun 2024
£1,155,000Kelbarrow, Loft House, Grasmere, Ambleside, LA22 9PX
Sold Feb 2021
£422,500Kelbarrow, Grasmere, Ambleside, LA22 9PX
Sold Oct 2019
£850,000Langthwaite, Grasmere, Ambleside, LA22 9PX
Sold Sept 2016
£1,144,600Silver Fell, Grasmere, Ambleside, LA22 9PX
Sold Apr 2003
£330,000
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- 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
0.7 km
Grasmere CofE Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.3dB