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Police House, Grasmere, Ambleside, LA22 9QA

3 sales on record2 planning records
Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
5
From EPC
Floor area
100 m²
1076 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 51
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Police House

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

Police House is a detached house in Grasmere, Ambleside, Ambleside (LA22 9QA). It has a recorded floor area of 100 m² (around 1076 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1967-1975. The latest certificate (June 2012) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from June 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, partial demolition and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 83% of similar EPCs). Across 2000–2012, sale prices on this property compounded at 12% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £663,000 is 25.3% above the 2012 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£491/sq ft) was about 21.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 14 years since the last transfer (July 2012).

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Police House's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 07 Jun 2022

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E51
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
6.2 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Police House, Grasmere, Ambleside, LA22 9QA, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.

  1. Aug 2015
    DemolitionFull
    In report

    Extension: Two storey · Rear of property

    Demolish conservatory and build 2 storey extension

    Council
    South Lakeland
    Extension
    Documents
    9 docs on file
    Reference
    7/2015/5340
    View planning record
  2. Aug 2000
    ConservatoryFull
    In report

    1) construction of conservatory against house, 2) demolition of existing garage, 3) construction of detached single garage

    Council
    South Lakeland
    ExtensionDemolition
    Documents
    1 doc on file
    Reference
    7/2000/5177
    View planning record
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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Price for Police House has grown more than fourfold since the 2000 starting point.

Current estimate

£663,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 12.0% per year over 12 years.

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Last sold (2012)

£529,000

Growth on file: 12.0% per year over 12 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 9 July 2012Most recent

    £529,000

    +33.9%over 9 years

  2. 27 May 2003

    £395,000

    +203.8%over 3 years

  3. 29 February 2000

    £130,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in LA22 9QA: £625,000 (2018–2013).

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On the street

Versus the street

Four headline reads against 6 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On epc rating, Police House runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£5,290

Street avg £4,826

Above

Floor Area

100 m²

Street avg 116 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

6.2 t/year

Street avg 5.9 t/year

Strongly below
Comparables

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A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Ambleside district page.
Full Ambleside report

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.

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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around LA22 9QA from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for LA22 9QA

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

48.2dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for LA22 9QA

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

40.3dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

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