3 College Street, Grasmere, Ambleside, LA22 9SZ
About 3 College Street
3 College Street is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Grasmere, Ambleside, Ambleside (LA22 9SZ). It has a recorded floor area of 52 m² (around 560 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (July 2023) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (April 2011); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Poor to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and main heating went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 89), a 2-band jump. Period features are noted in the property record.
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2015. Past consents include an extension and new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £395,000 is 31.7% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£536/sq ft) was about 24% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sold in January 2015, so it's been off the market for around 11 years.
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Valuation
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Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Private gardenYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water efficiency improved
Glazing upgraded to newer, more efficient type
More low energy lighting installed
Changed to a more efficient fuel source
Fuel source changed
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
Planning history
- Apr 2015ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Demolition of inappropriate single storey rear kitchen extension and reconstruction with additional small first floor bathroom extension, reinstatement of chimney stack and replacement of upvc windows with new timber sash windows including two new first floor windows to flank wall
New Windows- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- 7/2015/5097
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Sales history & valuation
3 College Street valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£395,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£300,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
30 January 2015Most recent
£300,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LA22 9SZ: £265,000 (2024–2015).
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Sold Mar 2022
£370,000Beck Steps Apartments, Seat Sandal, College Street, Grasmere, Ambleside, LA22 9SZ
Sold Aug 2020
£265,000Beck Steps Apartments, Rattle Stones, College Street, Grasmere, Ambleside, LA22 9SZ
Sold Mar 2015
£250,000Beck Steps Apartments, High Raise, College Street, Grasmere, Ambleside, LA22 9SZ
Sold Apr 2009
£228,300
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- Larger development activity nearby

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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
41.6dB