1 Underhowe, Grasmere, Ambleside, LA22 9QA
About 1 Underhowe
1 Underhowe is a five-bedroom semi-detached house in Grasmere, Ambleside, Ambleside (LA22 9QA). It has a recorded floor area of 181 m² (around 1948 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (February 2026) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since April 2011. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 74). This certificate was lodged in the last six months, so the rating reflects current condition.
At 181 m² the property is well over the postcode median (103 m² across 6 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £726,000 is 16.2% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£321/sq ft) was about 26.3% below the postcode norm. 9 years since the last transfer (April 2017).
Know exactly what you're buying at 1 Underhowe
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
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms3
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- StudyYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- ParkingOff road
Energy performance
1 Underhowe's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency decreased
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
Multiple extension applications run across more than a decade of planning history at 1 Underhowe.
- Sept 2017ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear domestic kitchen extension
- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- 7/2017/5516
- Aug 2006ExtensionFullIn report
Extension into barns either end of cottages
- Council
- South Lakeland
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 7/2006/5392
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 1 Underhowe
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
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Sales history & valuation
1 Underhowe's sale-price growth has lagged the wider UK trajectory across its history on file.
£726,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 0.1% per year over 11 years.
£625,000
Growth on file: 0.1% per year over 11 years.
Sales timeline
17 April 2017Most recent
£625,000
+0.8%over 10 years11 May 2006
£620,100
Median price across the last 5 sales in LA22 9QA: £529,000 (2018–2012).
Nearby sales in LA22 9QA
Wolvercote, Grasmere, Ambleside, LA22 9QA
Sold Dec 2018
£750,0003 Tanner Croft, Grasmere, Ambleside, LA22 9QA
Sold Oct 2015
£415,000Crag House, Grasmere, Ambleside, LA22 9QA
Sold Jul 2013
£1,400,000Laurel Cottage, Grasmere, Ambleside, LA22 9QA
Sold Jun 2013
£375,000Police House, Grasmere, Ambleside, LA22 9QA
Sold Jul 2012
£529,000
Everything we know about 1 Underhowe, 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

Versus the street
Price per m² for 1 Underhowe lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,453
Street avg £5,285
Floor Area
181 m²
Street avg 103 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.7 t/year
Street avg 5.6 t/year
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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
0.4 km
Grasmere CofE Primary School. 2 schools 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
48.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.3dB