1 Michaels Nook, Grasmere, Ambleside, LA22 9RX
About 1 Michaels Nook
1 Michaels Nook is a four-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Grasmere, Ambleside, Ambleside (LA22 9RX). It has a recorded floor area of 431 m² (around 4639 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (April 2015) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from April 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 431 m² the property is well over the postcode median (294 m² across 4 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. One planning record on file: tree works approved in 2017. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£253/sq ft) was about 20.2% below the postcode norm. Most recent transfer: March 2020 at £1,175,000.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms3
Energy performance
1 Michaels Nook's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 19 Apr 2025
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Feb 2017Tree WorksTreesIn report
T1 cherry - fell. T2 lime - remove the lowest large limb that grows out over the road. Proposal for lime amended to reduction in length of limbs over road by no more than 3 metres.
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- T/2016/0203
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Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£1,117,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£1,175,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
30 March 2020Most recent
£1,175,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LA22 9RX: £985,000 (2020–2007).
Nearby sales in LA22 9RX
Everything we know about 1 Michaels Nook, 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
1 Michaels Nook outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,726
Street avg £3,826
Floor Area
431 m²
Street avg 275 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
20.0 t/year
Street avg 13.8 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
49.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.4dB