1 Braides Cottages, Sandside, Cockerham, Lancaster, LA2 0EL
About 1 Braides Cottages
1 Braides Cottages is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Cockerham, Lancaster, Lancaster (LA2 0EL). It has a recorded floor area of 141 m² (around 1518 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (December 2014) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from December 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include notable views.
Today's modelled estimate of £317,000 is 47.4% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£142/sq ft) was about 36% below the postcode norm. 9 years since the last transfer (July 2017).
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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
- Bedrooms3
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- Garagedetached
- Notable viewsYes
Building
- Heating systemoil
Energy performance
1 Braides Cottages's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 07 Dec 2024
EPC Rating
Planning history
1 Braides Cottages has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
3applications of note in the surrounding area
Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 1 Braides Cottages was the lowest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£317,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£215,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
10 July 2017Most recent
£215,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LA2 0EL: £341,005 (2022–2018).
Nearby sales in LA2 0EL
1 Braides Bungalow, Sandside, Cockerham, Lancaster, LA2 0EL
Sold Nov 2022
£365,000Braides Farm, Sandside, Cockerham, Lancaster, LA2 0EL
Sold Dec 2021
£290,0002 Braides Bungalow, Sandside, Cockerham, Lancaster, LA2 0EL
Sold Oct 2021
£341,0052 Braides Cottages, Sandside, Cockerham, Lancaster, LA2 0EL
Sold Oct 2018
£299,9501 Braides Farm, Sandside, Cockerham, Lancaster, LA2 0EL
Sold Feb 2018
£430,000
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Versus other Sandside homes
1 Braides Cottages is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£1,525
Street avg £2,569
Floor Area
141 m²
Street avg 154 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.5 t/year
Street avg 6.0 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
0.7 km
Sand Villa Cottage — bus stop.
Closest school
2.4 km
Cockerham Parochial CofE Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.3dB