Broadgate Cottage, Broadgate, Grasmere, Ambleside, LA22 9TA
About Broadgate Cottage
Broadgate Cottage is a detached house in Grasmere, Ambleside, Ambleside (LA22 9TA). It has a recorded floor area of 145 m² (around 1561 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (April 2014) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from April 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 145 m² the property is well over the postcode median (95 m² across 6 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, a loft conversion and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2001–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £819,000 is 22.2% above the 2014 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£429/sq ft) was about 59.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in October 2014 and unlisted since — roughly 12 years.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Broadgate Cottage'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 16 Apr 2024
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Dec 2017Demolition And RebuildFullIn report
Demolition of existing garage and erection of new garage
- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- 7/2017/5743
- May 2006Loft ConversionFullIn report
Proposed loft conversion and conservatory
- Council
- South Lakeland
ExtensionConservatory- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 7/2005/5765
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Broadgate Cottage has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2001.
£819,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.6% per year over 13 years.
£670,000
Growth on file: 6.6% per year over 13 years.
Sales timeline
19 October 2014Most recent
£670,000
+131.0%over 13 years5 September 2001
£290,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LA22 9TA: £272,500 (2018–2007).
Nearby sales in LA22 9TA
Broadgate House, Flat 1, Broadgate, Grasmere, Ambleside, LA22 9TA
Sold Feb 2018
£295,000Broadgate House, Flat 2, Broadgate, Grasmere, Ambleside, LA22 9TA
Sold Feb 2016
£272,500Rowan Studio Cottage, Broadgate, Grasmere, Ambleside, LA22 9TA
Sold May 2015
£780,000Rowan Cottage, Broadgate, Grasmere, Ambleside, LA22 9TA
Sold Mar 2004
£342,690Redwood, Broadgate, Grasmere, Ambleside, LA22 9TA
Sold Apr 2003
£225,000
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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 other Broadgate homes
On habitable rooms, Broadgate Cottage stands well clear of the street.
EPC Rating
55 (D)
Street avg 47 (E)
Floor Area
145 m²
Street avg 91 m²
CO₂ Emissions
7.7 t/year
Street avg 7.2 t/year
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Closest school
0.4 km
Grasmere CofE Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.9dB