1 Long Syke, Grasmere, Ambleside, LA22 9RQ
About 1 Long Syke
1 Long Syke is a semi-detached house in Grasmere, Ambleside, Ambleside (LA22 9RQ). It has a recorded floor area of 48 m² (around 517 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (February 2017) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since December 2009. Between certificates, window efficiency dropped from Good to Average and main heating dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
At 48 m² it sits well below the postcode median (97 m² across 4 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2007.
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Valuation
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Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating system changed
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system changed
Planning history
- Oct 2007RenovationFullIn report
To erect gates to path and driveway using existing hinges
- Council
- South Lakeland
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 7/2007/5456
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
1 Long Syke has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£189,000
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 9RQ: £506,900 (2021–2014).
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Sold Jun 2018
£506,900Springfield, Grasmere, Ambleside, LA22 9RQ
Sold Jul 2017
£818,000Crozier Cottage, Grasmere, Ambleside, LA22 9RQ
Sold Dec 2015
£410,000Pye Lane, Swallow Cottage, Grasmere, Ambleside, LA22 9RQ
Sold Sept 2014
£387,500
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What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Closest school
0.8 km
Grasmere CofE Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.0dB