2 Long Syke, Grasmere, Ambleside, LA22 9RQ
About 2 Long Syke
2 Long Syke is a detached house in Grasmere, Ambleside, Ambleside (LA22 9RQ). It has a recorded floor area of 134 m² (around 1442 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (March 2026) shows a C (score 70). When first surveyed in March 2013 the rating was G, the property has climbed 4 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Very Good and window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average. This certificate was lodged in the last six months, so the rating reflects current condition.
At 134 m² the property is well over the postcode median (74 m² across 4 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Last sale on file: £506,900 in June 2018. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2006–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.3% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£351/sq ft) was about 75.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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Risks
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Trends
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Energy performance
2 Long Syke ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating system changed
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system changed
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
Wall insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Upgraded to gas central heating
Connected to mains gas supply
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Wall insulation improved
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
- Oct 2013RenovationFullIn report
Replacement sliding sash windows and 4 x new conservation roof windows
- Council
- South Lakeland
New Windows- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 7/2013/5504
- Oct 2013Tree WorksTreesIn report
Fell 2 leylandii
- Council
- South Lakeland
- Documents
- 1 doc on file
- Reference
- T/2013/0118
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 2006.
£537,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.3% per year over 12 years.
£506,900
Growth on file: 8.3% per year over 12 years.
Sales timeline
21 June 2018Most recent
£506,900
+77.9%over 4 years13 August 2013
£285,000
+18.8%over 3 years3 March 2010
£240,000
+26.3%over 4 years23 February 2006
£190,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LA22 9RQ: £515,000 (2021–2007).
Nearby sales in LA22 9RQ
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Sold Mar 2021
£515,000Springfield, 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
£387,500Pye Lane House, Grasmere, Ambleside, LA22 9RQ
Sold Apr 2007
£642,500
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- 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