8 Benfield, Grasmere, Ambleside, LA22 9RD
About 8 Benfield
8 Benfield is a semi-detached house in Grasmere, Ambleside, Ambleside (LA22 9RD). It has a recorded floor area of 132 m² (around 1421 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (April 2019) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 2-band jump.
It hasn't traded since December 2002, a hold of 23 years that's notably long for the area. At 132 m² the property is well over the postcode median (71 m² across 10 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 70% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £321,000 sits 191.8% above the 2002 sale of £110,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£77/sq ft) was about 70% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2006. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
8 Benfield's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
8 Benfield has an approved extension on the planning record.
- Aug 2006ExtensionFullIn report
Extension to existing domestic dwellinghouse
- Council
- South Lakeland
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 7/2006/5333
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
8 Benfield valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£321,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£110,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
24 December 2002Most recent
£110,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LA22 9RD: £250,000 (2022–2003).
Nearby sales in LA22 9RD
12 Benfield, Grasmere, Ambleside, LA22 9RD
Sold Feb 2022
£285,0004 Benfield, Grasmere, Ambleside, LA22 9RD
Sold Sept 2020
£270,0006 Benfield, Grasmere, Ambleside, LA22 9RD
Sold Apr 2015
£250,0009 Benfield, Grasmere, Ambleside, LA22 9RD
Sold Sept 2005
£195,00010 Benfield, Grasmere, Ambleside, LA22 9RD
Sold Apr 1995
£58,000
Everything we know about 8 Benfield, 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 other Benfield homes
8 Benfield is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£833
Street avg £3,333
Floor Area
132 m²
Street avg 84 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
9.9 t/year
Street avg 5.5 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Closest school
0.9 km
Grasmere CofE Primary School. 1 school 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
50.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.1dB