Skory Cottage, Grasmere, Ambleside, LA22 9ST
About Skory Cottage
Skory Cottage is a mid-terrace house in Grasmere, Ambleside, Ambleside (LA22 9ST). It has a recorded floor area of 20 m² (around 215 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (September 2013) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 96), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from September 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 20 m² it sits well below the postcode median (70 m² across 4 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.
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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
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 25 Sept 2023
EPC Rating
Planning history
Skory Cottage has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
5applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at Skory Cottage
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
Skory Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£207,000
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 5 sales in LA22 9ST: £95,000 (2023–1998).
Everything we know about Skory 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
Skory Cottage is notably below the street on epc rating.
EPC Rating
55 (D)
Street avg 62 (D)
Floor Area
20 m²
Street avg 67 m²
CO₂ Emissions
2.2 t/year
Street avg 3.5 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
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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
0.3 km
Grasmere CofE Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.4dB