2 Hatlex Lane, Hest Bank, Lancaster, LA2 6ES

2 Hatlex Lane is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Hest Bank, Lancaster, Lancaster (LA2 6ES). It has a recorded floor area of 167 m² (around 1798 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (November 2021) shows a C (score 74). When first surveyed in January 2011 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good, lighting went from Average to Very Good and main heating went from Average to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82).

At 167 m² the property is well over the postcode median (114 m² across 10 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 80% of similar EPCs). Across 2002–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £507,000 is 17.9% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£239/sq ft) was about 17.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: March 2022 at £430,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.