Lighthouse Cottage, Thurnham, Lancaster, LA2 0AY
About Lighthouse Cottage
Lighthouse Cottage is a detached house in Thurnham, Lancaster, Lancaster (LA2 0AY). It has a recorded floor area of 69 m² (around 743 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (January 2019) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 104), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 69 m² it sits well below the postcode median (133 m² across 3 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
Lighthouse Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Lighthouse Cottage has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
3applications of note in the surrounding area
Sales history & valuation
Lighthouse Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£235,000
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 4 sales in LA2 0AY: £342,500 (2024–2004).
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Versus the street
On floor area, Lighthouse Cottage runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
39 (E)
Street avg 36 (F)
Floor Area
69 m²
Street avg 153 m²
CO₂ Emissions
6.7 t/year
Street avg 9.6 t/year
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.4 km
Clarksons Farm — bus stop.
Closest school
1.5 km
Thurnham Glasson Christ Church, Church of England Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.6dB