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Firtrees Cottage, Grasmere, Ambleside, LA22 9RL

Property type
Semi-detached
Habitable rooms
6
From EPC
Floor area
121 m²
1302 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 48
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Firtrees Cottage

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

Firtrees Cottage is a semi-detached house in Grasmere, Ambleside, Ambleside (LA22 9RL). It has a recorded floor area of 121 m² (around 1302 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (August 2020) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 3-band jump.

At 121 m² it's 16% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (144 m² median across 8 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs).

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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.

Firtrees Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E48
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
8.3 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Firtrees Cottage, Grasmere, Ambleside, LA22 9RL, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Firtrees Cottage has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

5applications of note in the surrounding area

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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.

Firtrees Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.

Current estimate

£513,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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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 9RL: £980,000 (2022–2021).

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On the street

Versus the street

Four headline reads against 8 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Firtrees Cottage is notably below the street on epc rating.

EPC Rating

48 (E)

Street avg 56 (D)

Below

Floor Area

121 m²

Street avg 132 m²

Below

CO₂ Emissions

8.3 t/year

Street avg 7.9 t/year

On par

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Above
Comparables

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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

Crime

2/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Closest school

0.9 km

Grasmere CofE Primary School. 1 school nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

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 9RL from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for LA22 9RL

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

50.0dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for LA22 9RL

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

41.8dB

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

Common questions

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