Five Ashes Farm, Burrow Road, Lancaster, LA2 0AP

Five Ashes Farm is a five-bedroom detached house in Lancaster (LA2 0AP). It has a recorded floor area of 245 m² (around 2637 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2007 onwards and council tax band F. The latest certificate (April 2015) shows a C (score 75), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in February 2010 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good and main heating went from Average to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82). Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from April 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. The property has underfloor heating on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. Other recorded features include notable views. Period features are noted in the property record.

At 245 m² the property is well over the postcode median (132 m² across 6 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. 15 years since the last transfer (August 2011). Across 2005–2011, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £678,000 is 32.9% above the 2011 sale price.