Michaels Nook Cottage, Grasmere, Ambleside, LA22 9RX

Michaels Nook Cottage is a detached house in Grasmere, Ambleside, Ambleside (LA22 9RX). It has a recorded floor area of 225 m² (around 2422 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (February 2025) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (April 2014); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump.

At 225 m² it sits well below the postcode median (370 m² across 4 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 4 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include tree works and new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2006–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £1,389,000 is 15.7% above the 2014 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£495/sq ft) was about 96% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sold in September 2014, so it's been off the market for around 12 years.