1 Beck Steps, Grasmere, Ambleside, LA22 9SY
About 1 Beck Steps
1 Beck Steps is a mid-terrace house in Grasmere, Ambleside, Ambleside (LA22 9SY). It has a recorded floor area of 53 m² (around 570 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (February 2026) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76). This certificate was lodged in the last six months, so the rating reflects current condition.
It hasn't traded since February 1999, a hold of 27 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£149/sq ft) was about 70.2% below the postcode norm. At 53 m² it's 18.5% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (65 m² median across 3 EPCs).
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Valuation
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Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
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Trends
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Energy performance
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Planning history
1 Beck Steps 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
1 Beck Steps has been held in the same hands since before 2000.
£85,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
12 February 1999Most recent
£85,000
Median price across the last 4 sales in LA22 9SY: £345,500 (2025–2001).
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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
On price per m², 1 Beck Steps runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,604
Street avg £6,145
Floor Area
53 m²
Street avg 64 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.7 t/year
Street avg 5.5 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
0.3 km
Grasmere CofE Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.9dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.7dB