2 Hollens Cottages, Grasmere, Ambleside, LA22 9QF
About 2 Hollens Cottages
2 Hollens Cottages is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Grasmere, Ambleside, Ambleside (LA22 9QF). It has a recorded floor area of 134 m² (around 1442 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. Other recorded features include notable views. Period features are noted in the property record. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history. The latest certificate (July 2023) shows a C (score 70).
Across 1996–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £724,000 is 10.6% below the 2024 sale of £810,000, below the original sale price, which typically signals condition or completion-status changes worth verifying. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£562/sq ft) was about 17.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 134 m² the property is well over the postcode median (74 m² across 6 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 83% of similar EPCs). 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include tree works and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Most recent transfer: January 2024 at £810,000.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- ParkingOff road
- Notable viewsYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
- Previously extendedYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
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
- Jul 2016ExtensionFullIn report
Extension and alterations including replacement of existing substandard extension. (Re-submission 7/2016/5102)
- Council
- South Lakeland
- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- 7/2016/5338
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 2 Hollens Cottages was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£724,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 9.1% per year over 28 years.
£810,000
Growth on file: 9.1% per year over 28 years.
Sales timeline
25 January 2024Most recent
£810,000
+563.9%over 24 years10 December 1999
£122,000
+67.1%over 3 years18 April 1996
£73,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LA22 9QF: £486,000 (2018–2005).
Nearby sales in LA22 9QF
Ghyll 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
£390,000Hollens Farm, Grasmere, Ambleside, LA22 9QF
Sold Jun 2003
£303,500
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What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby

Versus the street
On years held, 2 Hollens Cottages runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£6,045
Street avg £6,312
Floor Area
134 m²
Street avg 79 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.7 t/year
Street avg 6.5 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.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.9dB