3 Railway Place, Glasson Dock, Lancaster, LA2 0BU
About 3 Railway Place
3 Railway Place is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Glasson Dock, Lancaster, Lancaster (LA2 0BU). It has a recorded floor area of 45 m² (around 484 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (May 2025) shows an F (score 31), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. Other recorded features include a balcony, a conservatory and outbuildings. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
Held since October 1996 — that's 30 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Today's modelled estimate of £120,000 sits 242.9% above the 1996 sale of £35,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£72/sq ft) was about 58.7% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2013. Past consents include an extension, 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
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms1
- Bathrooms1
- Open-plan layoutYes
- EnsuiteYes
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- Parkingallocated
- BalconyYes
- OutbuildingsYes
- Cul-de-sacYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
3 Railway Place sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Planning history
3 Railway Place has an approved rear extension on the planning record.
- Oct 2013ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Rear of property
Erection of first floor balcony to rear elevation.
- Agent
- C J Harrison Design
- Reference
- 13/00938/FUL
What's in 3 Railway Place, Glasson Dock, Lancaster, LA2 0BU's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
3 Railway Place's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (1996).
£120,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£35,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
17 October 1996Most recent
£35,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LA2 0BU: £120,000 (2024–2009).
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Versus the street
On years held, 3 Railway Place stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£778
Street avg £2,020
Floor Area
45 m²
Street avg 57 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.5 t/year
Street avg 3.6 t/year
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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
0.1 km
Victoria Inn — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Thurnham Glasson Christ Church, Church of England Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.5dB