Roseberry Cottage
CHURCH STREET, AMBLESIDE, WESTMORLAND AND FURNESS LA22 0BU
£430,000
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Property details
Tenure
FREEHOLD
Floor area
90 m²
EPC rating
E
Last sold
£422,500 Oct 2023
Price per m²
£4,778/m²
Local average
£953,300 (-54.9%)
Deprivation
Decile 7 (21,100 of 33,755)
Street crime
29 incidents within 1 mile (May 2026)
Key features
- Thoughtfully redesigned 2 Bedroomed, 2 bathroom Lakeland terraced cottage
- Lovely sitting room and fitted dining kitchen
- Currently a successful holiday let
- The perfect weekend retreat or permanent home
- Immediate access to village amenities
- Mountain views from the upper floors
- Private yard and covered storage to the rear
- No upward chain
- Superfast (80mbps) Broadband Available*
Additional details
- Parking
- Off street
- Garden
- Yes
Description
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Description Thoughtfully redesigned and originally 4 bedrooms, this splendid 2 bedroomed, 2 bathroomed stone built cottage is excellently placed in the heart of the lovely Lakeland town of Ambleside. Perfect as a weekend retreat, holiday let or a permanent home with both beautiful walks and a variety or restaurants, public houses, shops and cinemas all readily accessible on foot from this 3 storey home. On the upper floors, the bedrooms enjoy some lovely mountain views.
Combining both convenience to the wide variety of amenities available in Ambleside (including highly regarded shops, restaurants, cinemas and public houses), with some really very attractive views over the rooftops to the surrounding fells from the upper floors, this surprisingly spacious two bedroom stone built Lakeland cottage has a lot to commend it, whether as a holiday let, longer term let or permanent home.
Church Street is one of the older parts of Ambleside, containing a number of listed buildings and is not one of the main thoroughfares and so carries relatively little traffic. Roseberry Cottage has been thoughtfully re-designed over the years and now includes a lovely sitting room with a gas flame-effect stove, the two alcoves have fitted cupboards and there is a further under stairs storage cupboard. The dining kitchen has a quarry tiled floor, splash back tiling, downlights and a door to the private yard. Fitted with a range of wall and base units with an inset stainless steel sink and a half with drainer and mixer tap. Integrated CDA appliances include; 4 ring induction hob with extractor over, electric oven, refrigerator, freezer and washer/dryer. There is also a useful cloaks area with a WC on the ground floor. On the first floor there is a good double bedroom with original features including a Victorian fireplace and an exposed wooden floor. The spacious bathroom has been refitted and comprises a roll-top bath, wash basin set in a vanity unit, shower unit and WC bathroom. There is tiling to the walls and floor, downlights and an illuminated mirror with a shaver point. On the second floor there is the primary bedroom with 2 cupboards, exposed stonework, roll-top bath and lovely views over rooftops of Ambleside and the fells beyond. The en suite shower room has been refitted with a wash basin within a vanity unit, glazed shower unit with a Mira Sports shower and WC. There is tiling to the walls and floor, a ladder-style radiator, downlights and shaver point.
Accommodation (with approximate dimensions)
Sitting Room 13' 11" max x 10' 7" (4.24m x 3.23m)
Dining Kitchen 12' 11" x 11' 1" (3.94m x 3.4m)
Cloaks Area With WC.
First Floor Landing
Bedroom 2 12' 10" x 10' 8" (3.91m x 3.25m)
Bathroom
Stairs to The Second Floor
Bedroom 1 25' 5" max x 12' 9" max (7.75m x 3.89m)
En Suite Shower Room
Outside
Garden There is an enclosed yard to the rear of the property for sitting out. Outside tap and a covered log store/bike store (8'4" x 4'1").
Services ** The property is connected to mains gas, electricity, water and drainage. Gas fired central heating to radiators.
*Broadband checked on 17th April 2023 - not verified.
Tenure ** Freehold.
Business Rates The property has a rateable value of £3,900 with £1,596.80 being the amount payable to South Lakeland District Council for 2023/24. Small Business Rate Relief may be available.
Energy Performance Certificate The full Energy Performance Certificate is available on our website and also at any of our offices.
Viewings ** Strictly by appointment with Hackney & Leigh Ambleside Office.
Listed by
Ambleside
Hackney & Leigh
Reference: 133877375
EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost
Current rating: E
Potential rating: B
Inspection date: 14/04/2023
Expiry date: 13/04/2033
Current heating cost: £2,793/year
Potential heating cost: £1,275/year
Est. upgrade cost to C: £26,775
Recommendations
- Flat roof or sloping ceiling insulation (£850 - £1,500)
- Room-in-roof insulation (£1,500 - £2,700)
- 50 mm internal or external wall insulation (£4,000 - £14,000)
- Floor insulation (solid floor) (£4,000 - £6,000)
- Solar water heating (£4,000 - £6,000)
- Solar photovoltaic panels, 2.5 kWp (£3,500 - £5,500)
Flood risk
Zone: 1
Risk: Low
Job (default Low)
Floorplans
Floorplan 1
EPC Graphs
EPC Front Page
Price history
| Event | Date | Price | % change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sold | 20/10/2023 (2 years ago) | £422,500 | — |
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Crown copyright.
Sold Comparables
Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles (last 5 years). Data from Land Registry Price Paid.
| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELDER GROVE LAKE ROAD, AMBLESIDE, WESTMORLAND AND FURNESS, LA22 0DB | £1,000,000 | 21/03/2025 | Detached |
| 101 UNIT C LAKE ROAD, AMBLESIDE, SOUTH LAKELAND, CUMBRIA, LA22 0DB | £520,000 | 01/08/2022 | Detached |
| GALE LODGE STABLES OLD LAKE ROAD, AMBLESIDE, SOUTH LAKELAND, CUMBRIA, LA22 0AE | £386,000 | 11/03/2022 | Detached |
| OLD GALE FARM LOWER GALE, AMBLESIDE, SOUTH LAKELAND, CUMBRIA, LA22 0BD | £900,000 | 17/12/2021 | Detached |
Area average: £701,500 (4 sales)
Capital growth trend
Land Registry outcode average: last 12 months vs 5y and 10y ago (from sold prices).
House Price Index (HM Land Registry — official index, not sold-price averages): North West. Series: Detached. As of April 2026.
Rental Range
Estimated market rent for North West. Low = conservative, Realistic = average, Optimistic = best case.
Based on Region from postcode lookup → North West.
LHA (30th percentile) floor for Kendal: £648/mo (Apr 2025 – Mar 2026)
Location
Address
Church Street
Nearby
Nearest stations, universities and amenities (distance from property).
| Type | Name | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Shop | Cook House Gallery | 0.0 miles |
| Shop | Hidden Beauty | 0.0 miles |
| Bus stop | Unknown | 0.0 miles |
| Bus stop | Kelsick Road Stand 1 | 0.0 miles |
| University | University of Cumbria | 0.3 miles |
| University | University of Cumbria Ambleside Campus | 0.4 miles |
| Train station | Windermere | 4.3 miles |
| Train station | Staveley | 6.9 miles |
Street-level crime
| Category | Count |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 14 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 3 |
| Drugs | 3 |
| Other theft | 3 |
| Public order | 3 |
| Vehicle crime | 2 |
| Robbery | 1 |
| Total incidents | 29 |
Within 1 mile during May 2026. Source: data.police.uk (England & Wales).
Schools nearby
Nearest open schools with Ofsted ratings (England). Closed schools are not shown. Data from Get Information about Schools and Ofsted.
| Name | Type | Distance | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ambleside CofE Primary School | Primary | 0.1 miles | Requires improvement — 29 Apr 2024 |
| Windermere School | Other | 1.8 miles | — (No rating) |
| Grasmere CofE Primary School | Primary | 3.0 miles | Good — 23 Jun 2020 |
| The Lakes School | Secondary | 3.2 miles | Good — 6 Jan 2020 |
| Hawkshead Esthwaite Primary School | Primary | 4.2 miles | Good — 23 Jul 2014 |
Rental Comparables
Residential lets from OpenRent and Rightmove for the area (same bedroom count). Use to validate rent estimates. Student lets are excluded.
| Title | Rent | Beds | Distance | As seen on |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Bed Flat, Clappersgate, LA22 | £1,295/mo | 2 | 0.99 miles | OpenRent |
Average rent: £1,295/mo (1 listing)
Rent-driven metrics
Based on OpenRent comparables.
- Rent ratio — Monthly rent ÷ purchase price (1% rule). 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak for cashflow.
- Max investor price — Rent ÷ 0.8%; the price at which rent would be 0.8% of price (Stoke-style target).
- Target investor price — Rent ÷ 1%; the price at which rent would be 1% of price (strong cashflow band).
- Gross yield — Annual rent as % of purchase price (no costs).
- Cost-to-rent — Price ÷ annual rent (from OpenRent comparables). Under 14× = strong, 14–16× = acceptable, 17×+ = compressed.
- Cashflow — Rent minus mortgage, 10% maintenance, £25/mo compliance. Assumes 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term.
- ROI — Annual profit ÷ cash in (deposit + 4% purchase costs).
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