Rowan, Broadgate, Grasmere, Ambleside, LA22 9TA
About Rowan
Rowan is a semi-detached house in Grasmere, Ambleside, Ambleside (LA22 9TA). It has a recorded floor area of 157 m² (around 1690 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1950-1966. The latest certificate (July 2014) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. The latest certificate is from July 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 157 m² the property is well over the postcode median (95 m² across 6 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 5 planning records sit against the property, 5 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, a porch and new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Rowan'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 05 Jul 2024
EPC Rating
Planning history
Rowan has been through 5 approved planning applications — a well-evolved property.
- Feb 2017RenovationFullIn report
Replacement of existing private bridge over the River Rothay servicing fields and existing dwellings. Replacement involves the incorporation of a new steel supporting structure and new bridge deck. Existing abutments and parapets are to be reused following minor refurbishment.
- Council
- South Lakeland
- Documents
- 20 docs on file
- Reference
- 7/2016/5782
- Sept 2015PorchFullIn report
Porch extension and alterations to Rowan Summer House. Stone facing and new windows to existing outbuilding
ExtensionNew Windows- Documents
- 12 docs on file
- Reference
- 7/2015/5466
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Rowan has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£605,000
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
Everything we know about Rowan, 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 other Broadgate homes
On floor area, Rowan stands well clear of the street.
EPC Rating
57 (D)
Street avg 47 (E)
Floor Area
157 m²
Street avg 88 m²
CO₂ Emissions
7.9 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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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.9dB