3 Town Head Cottages, Grasmere, Ambleside, LA22 9RS
About 3 Town Head Cottages
3 Town Head Cottages is a semi-detached house in Grasmere, Ambleside, Ambleside (LA22 9RS). It has a recorded floor area of 69 m² (around 743 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (June 2025) shows an F (score 38), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The rating has held steady at F across 2 certificates since July 2011. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and lighting went from Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 112), a 5-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
At 69 m² it sits well below the postcode median (106 m² across 6 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 83% of similar EPCs).
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Valuation
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Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
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Trends
the local market
Energy performance
3 Town Head Cottages's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency improved
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
3 Town Head 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
3 Town Head Cottages has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£351,000
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 1 sales in LA22 9RS: £585,000 (2023–2023).
Nearby sales in LA22 9RS
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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
Floor Area for 3 Town Head Cottages lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
38 (F)
Street avg 45 (E)
Floor Area
69 m²
Street avg 108 m²
CO₂ Emissions
13.0 t/year
Street avg 7.9 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Closest school
2.5 km
Grasmere CofE Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.7dB