Fair View, Low Bentham Road, Bentham, Lancaster, LA2 7BP
About Fair View
Fair View is a semi-detached house in Bentham, Lancaster, Lancaster (LA2 7BP). It has a recorded floor area of 80 m² (around 860 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (October 2011) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. The latest certificate is from October 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since March 2005 — that's 21 years off the open market, well above the local norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2008. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 80 m² it's 27.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (110 m² median across 13 EPCs). Across 2004–2005, sale prices on this property compounded at 58.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £197,000 is 29.6% above the 2005 sale price.
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Before you offer, see what the listing won't tell you, the true value, the red flags and the full history.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Fair View's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 18 Oct 2021
EPC Rating
Planning history
Council records include a two-storey rear extension at Fair View.
- Jan 2008ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Two storey · Rear of property
Two storey rear extension.
- Council
- NCA
- Reference
- 08/2007/8118
We flagged 2 things worth checking at Fair View
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Larger development activity nearby
- Recent ownership pattern worth a look
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Sales history & valuation
Fair View changed hands twice within eighteen months — unusual for the area.
£197,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 58.7% per year over 1 year.
£152,000
Growth on file: 58.7% per year over 1 year.
Sales timeline
8 March 2005Most recent
£152,000
+68.0%over 1 year23 January 2004
£90,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in LA2 7BP: £254,500 (2025–2017).
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£575,000Kilnbrook, Low Bentham Road, Bentham, Lancaster, LA2 7BP
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£320,000Leemont, Low Bentham Road, Bentham, Lancaster, LA2 7BP
Sold Jul 2017
£254,500
Everything we know about Fair View, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby
- Recent ownership pattern worth a look
Versus other Low Bentham Road homes
Years Held for Fair View runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,903
Street avg £2,155
Floor Area
80 m²
Street avg 127 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.2 t/year
Street avg 5.8 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Moons Acre — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
Bentham Community Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
41.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.3dB