Carpenters Cottage, Main Road, Thurnham, Lancaster, LA2 0DS
About Carpenters Cottage
Carpenters Cottage is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Thurnham, Lancaster, Lancaster (LA2 0DS). It has a recorded floor area of 140 m² (around 1507 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (February 2024) shows an F (score 34), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 67), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on lpg. Other recorded features include attached land beyond the plot. Period features are noted in the property record.
It hasn't traded since August 2004, a hold of 22 years that's notably long for the area. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1995–2004, sale prices on this property compounded at 11% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £519,000 sits 50.4% above the 2004 sale of £345,000.
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Valuation
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Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
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Trends
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What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- LandYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
Carpenters Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Carpenters Cottage has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
3applications of note in the surrounding area
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Sales history & valuation
Carpenters Cottage has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1995.
£519,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 11.0% per year over 9 years.
£345,000
Growth on file: 11.0% per year over 9 years.
Sales timeline
2 August 2004Most recent
£345,000
+48.1%over 12 months14 August 2003
£233,000
-13.7%3 May 2003
£270,000
+54.3%over 3 years2 August 1999
£175,000
+25.0%over 3 years20 December 1995
£139,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in LA2 0DS: £75,000 (2012–1998).
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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
0.2 km
Hall Gates — bus stop.
Closest school
2.3 km
Thurnham Glasson Christ Church, Church of England Primary School. 3 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.7dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.6dB