1 Hollens Cottages, Grasmere, Ambleside, LA22 9QF
About 1 Hollens Cottages
1 Hollens Cottages is a detached house in Grasmere, Ambleside, Ambleside (LA22 9QF). It has a recorded floor area of 85 m² (around 914 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (December 2011) shows an E (score 42), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The latest certificate is from December 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
One planning record on file: tree works approved in 2017. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 85 m² it's 15.5% larger than the typical home in the postcode (74 m² median across 6 EPCs).
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
1 Hollens Cottages'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 01 Dec 2021
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Feb 2017Tree WorksTreesIn report
Crown reduce 3 oaks (T2, T3 & T4)
- Council
- South Lakeland
- Documents
- 1 doc on file
- Reference
- T/2017/0008
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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.
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
1 Hollens Cottages has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£328,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in LA22 9QF: £500,000 (2024–2010).
Nearby sales in LA22 9QF
2 Hollens Cottages, Grasmere, Ambleside, LA22 9QF
Sold Jan 2024
£810,000Ghyll House, Grasmere, Ambleside, LA22 9QF
Sold Oct 2018
£520,0003 Hollens Cottages, Grasmere, Ambleside, LA22 9QF
Sold Nov 2016
£486,000Heron Pike Cottage, Grasmere, Ambleside, LA22 9QF
Sold Nov 2013
£500,000Hollens Farm Cottage, Grasmere, Ambleside, LA22 9QF
Sold Apr 2010
£390,000
Everything we know about 1 Hollens Cottages, 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
On habitable rooms, 1 Hollens Cottages stands well clear of the street.
EPC Rating
42 (E)
Street avg 51 (E)
Floor Area
85 m²
Street avg 92 m²
CO₂ Emissions
7.8 t/year
Street avg 6.0 t/year
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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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.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.9dB