Riverside Cottage, Broadgate, Grasmere, Ambleside, LA22 9TA
About Riverside Cottage
Riverside Cottage is a semi-detached house in Grasmere, Ambleside, Ambleside (LA22 9TA). It has a recorded floor area of 47 m² (around 506 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (October 2016) shows an E (score 40), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in November 2008 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Average, lighting went from Poor to Very Good and main heating went from Very Poor to Average; while wall efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
At 47 m² it sits well below the postcode median (105 m² across 6 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Riverside Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating system upgraded to a more efficient system
Heating controls changed
Hot water efficiency improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
Riverside Cottage 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
Riverside Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£260,000
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 9TA: £295,000 (2018–2010).
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
£780,000Broadgate Cottage, Broadgate, Grasmere, Ambleside, LA22 9TA
Sold Oct 2014
£670,000Rowan Cottage, Broadgate, Grasmere, Ambleside, LA22 9TA
Sold Mar 2004
£342,690
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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
Riverside Cottage is notably below the street on floor area.
EPC Rating
40 (E)
Street avg 51 (E)
Floor Area
47 m²
Street avg 116 m²
CO₂ Emissions
9.2 t/year
Street avg 6.8 t/year
Habitable Rooms
3 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