3 Hollens Cottages, Grasmere, Ambleside, LA22 9QF
About 3 Hollens Cottages
3 Hollens Cottages is a mid-terrace house in Grasmere, Ambleside, Ambleside (LA22 9QF). It has a recorded floor area of 56 m² (around 605 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (September 2011) shows an F (score 37), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would push it to E (score 46). The latest certificate is from September 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 56 m² it sits well below the postcode median (81 m² across 6 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 1998–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £599,000 is 23.3% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£803/sq ft) was about 179.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 10 years since the last transfer (November 2016).
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
3 Hollens Cottages sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 20 Sept 2021
EPC Rating
Planning history
3 Hollens Cottages 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
Price for 3 Hollens Cottages has grown more than fourfold since the 1998 starting point.
£599,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.0% per year over 19 years.
£486,000
Growth on file: 8.0% per year over 19 years.
Sales timeline
15 November 2016Most recent
£486,000
+23.0%over 10 years25 November 2005
£395,000
+242.0%over 7 years20 March 1998
£115,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in LA22 9QF: £500,000 (2024–2003).
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
£520,000Heron 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
Everything we know about 3 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
3 Hollens Cottages outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£8,646
Street avg £5,444
Floor Area
56 m²
Street avg 99 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.0 t/year
Street avg 6.7 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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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.9dB