High Busk How, Westmorland and Furness
4 addresses across 2 postcodes (LA22), about 10 m long. USRN 35915721.
- Sales: 2 recorded sales since 1995; in 2009 the median was £305,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 1 homes have an energy certificate (D: 1).
- Flood: No address on its postcodes is in an area at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band E; Band D in Westmorland and Furness costs £2,508 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Windermere, about 6.4 km (4 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Stock Ghyll Park, is about 590 m (0.4 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 2.4 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 4.3 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 75 to 78 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 4 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Ambleside Health Centre, about 1 km (0.6 miles) away.
- People: About 220 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 72% of households owned their home and 38% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 5 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 1 | £305,000 | £305,000 | £305,000 |
| 2000 | 1 | £95,000 | £95,000 | £95,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Dec 2009 | 3 LA22 0AW | Semi-detached | £305,000 | |
| 24 Mar 2000 | 3 LA22 0AW | Semi-detached | £95,000 |
Energy performance certificates
1 home with a current certificate; median floor area 92 m². Most common: House, end-terrace (1). Built: 1967-1975 (1). Tenure at assessment: rented (private) (1).
Council tax
What each band costs in Westmorland and Furness in 2026-27: Band D £2,508 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,672 | £1,951 | £2,229 | £2,508 | £3,065 | £3,623 | £4,180 | £5,016 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this street: most are in band E (18% of about 920 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Former gas works site, Blue Hill Road, Ambleside: up to 8 homes, permissioned (230 m)
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 30 September 2026.
Flood risk
No address in this street's postcodes is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: at least one postcode centre is in flood zone 2. Zone 2 is between 0.1% and 1% a year from rivers (0.1% and 0.5% from the sea), ignoring defences.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| LA22 0AW | zone 2 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| LA22 0AN | zone 2 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 4 addresses are between 75 m and 78 m above sea level (76 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LA22 0AN | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| LA22 0AW | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Windermere 403,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.4 km (4 miles) |
| Staveley (Cumbria) 43,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 10.8 km (6.7 miles) | |
| Burneside (Cumbria) 28,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 14.9 km (9.2 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 5 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 13 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Loughrigg Avenue Ambleside | 190 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Rail Interchange Windermere | 6.4 km (4 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Ambleside Waterhead Ferry Landing | 860 m (0.5 miles) |
| Car parks | Pelter Bridge Car Park | 2.5 km (1.5 miles) |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Low Fold Car Park - Ambleside GeniePoint | 200 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Teesside International Airport MME | 99.6 km (62 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 105 km (65 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Ambleside Health Centre | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Thomas Bell (Chemists) LTD | 410 m (0.3 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Mint Dental | 710 m (0.4 miles) |
| Hospital | Westmorland General Hospital | 20 km (12 miles) |
| Police station | Allerdale Police | 5.5 km (3.4 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Stock Ghyll Park 4.9 ha | 590 m (0.4 miles) |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Rothay Park 5.8 ha | 660 m (0.4 miles) |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 3,530 m² | 660 m (0.4 miles) |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.1 ha | 460 m (0.3 miles) |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Ambleside Kelsick Allotments 2,800 m² | 710 m (0.4 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 3 parks and gardens, 13 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Mary, a listed building (Grade II*), 610 m (0.4 miles) north-west. 45 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 2 of them Grade I and 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Mary | Listed building, Grade II* | 610 m (0.4 miles) north-west |
| Ambleside Roman fort, associated vicus and Roman road | Scheduled monument | 710 m (0.4 miles) south-west |
| Bridge House | Listed building, Grade I | 710 m (0.4 miles) north |
| Borran's Field (Galava Roman Fort) | Listed building, Grade I | 850 m (0.5 miles) south-west |
| Prehistoric rock art, 150m south west of Nook End | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) north |
| Rydal Hall | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 2.2 km (1.3 miles) north-west |
| Rydal Mount | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) north-west |
| The English Lake District | World Heritage Site | 9.4 km (5.8 miles) north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Strawberry Wood | Wood | 530 m (0.3 miles) south-east |
| Redbank Wood | Wood | 540 m (0.3 miles) east |
| Stockghyll Force | Waterfall | 870 m (0.5 miles) north-east |
| Brathay Bay | Bay | 1.4 km (0.8 miles) south-west |
| Wansfell Pike | Hill | 1.6 km (1 mile) east |
| Scandale Bottom | Valley | 4.7 km (2.9 miles) north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 2.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 4.3 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 6.5 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within both the UK limits and the WHO guidelines.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 3 | 4 |
1 of the street's 4 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Westmorland and Furness: see them on the Westmorland and Furness page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ambleside CofE Primary School Church of England | Primary | 3–11 | 620 m (0.4 miles) | Report card (Jun 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Early years: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Sourdough Pizza Co LA22 0DH | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 100 m | 5 Very good | 10 Aug 2026 |
| Diamond Lodge LA22 0DH | Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house | 130 m | 5 Very good | 10 Dec 2025 |
| Lyndale Guest House LA22 0DN | Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house | 220 m | 5 Very good | 21 Feb 2024 |
| Wanslea Guest House LA22 0DN | Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house | 220 m | 5 Very good | 21 Jul 2025 |
| Wordsworths Guest House LA22 0DB | Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house | 300 m | 5 Very good | 16 Jan 2026 |
| Cafe Altitude LA22 0DB | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 310 m | 5 Very good | 25 Sep 2026 |
| Elder Grove B&B LA22 0DB | Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house | 310 m | 5 Very good | 30 Mar 2026 |
| Hayes Garden Centre LA22 0DW | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 310 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 17 Oct 2025 |
| Luigi's Restaurant LA22 0BZ | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 380 m | 5 Very good | 21 May 2026 |
| Lacet House LA22 0BZ | Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house | 380 m | 5 Very good | 2 Jul 2025 |
| Beer Ambleside LA22 0BZ | Retailers - other | 380 m | 5 Very good | 21 Jul 2025 |
| Ishaas Indian Eatery LA22 0BZ | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 380 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 26 Nov 2025 |
| Old Bank House Chocolate Shop LA22 0AD | Retailers - other | 390 m | 5 Very good | 27 Sep 2023 |
| The Picnic Box LA22 0AD | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 390 m | 5 Very good | 1 Nov 2025 |
| The Old Bridge House Fudge Shop LA22 0AD | Retailers - other | 390 m | 5 Very good | 2 Jul 2025 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 3 |
| Other theft | 1 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Petrol Station (1); On or near Lake Road (1); On or near Old Lake Road (1); On or near Gale Rigg (1); On or near Stone Croft (1).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 58 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 8% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 35% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 72% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 56% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 10% | 17% |
| Private rented | 18% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 56% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 35% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 30% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 48% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 20% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 64% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 13% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 38% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 15% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 8 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
What has changed
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
Postcodes on this street
Nearby streets
Fisherbeck Lane · Blue Hill Road · Blue Hill · Fisherbeck Park · Gale Park · Old Lake Road · Fisherbeck Park · Fisherbeck Park · Fisherbeck Park · Stone Croft · Blue Hill Park · Gale Rigg
All the streets in LA22 and across Westmorland and Furness.
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.