Fairfield Cottage, Grasmere, Ambleside, LA22 9RW
About Fairfield Cottage
Fairfield Cottage is an end-of-terrace house in Grasmere, Ambleside, Ambleside (LA22 9RW). It has a recorded floor area of 108 m² (around 1166 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (November 2011) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. The latest certificate is from November 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since June 1997 — that's 29 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £472,000 sits 270.2% above the 1997 sale of £127,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£109/sq ft) was about 78.7% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2005. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 108 m² it's 24.6% larger than the typical home in the postcode (87 m² median across 11 EPCs).
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Fairfield Cottage's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 23 Nov 2021
EPC Rating
Planning history
Council records include a two-storey side extension at Fairfield Cottage.
- Jul 2005ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Two storey · Side of property
Proposed two storey side extension and external works
- Council
- South Lakeland
- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- 7/2005/5235
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on Fairfield Cottage was the lowest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£472,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£127,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
11 June 1997Most recent
£127,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in LA22 9RW: £755,000 (2024–2021).
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Everything we know about Fairfield Cottage, 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 the street
Fairfield Cottage is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£1,177
Street avg £7,624
Floor Area
108 m²
Street avg 97 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.4 t/year
Street avg 5.9 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Closest school
1.2 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
49.1dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.1dB