Moorside Cottage, Bentham, Lancaster, LA2 7DL

Moorside Cottage is a detached house in Bentham, Lancaster, Lancaster (LA2 7DL). It has a recorded floor area of 159 m² (around 1711 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2007 onwards and council tax band D. The latest certificate (June 2016) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in April 2016 the rating was G, the property has climbed 3 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and window efficiency went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79). Main heating runs on dual fuel. The latest certificate is from June 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

6 planning records sit against the property, 5 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 159 m² it's 19.1% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (197 m² median across 4 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 75% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £630,000 is 37% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£269/sq ft) was about 99% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sold in December 2017, so it's been off the market for around 8 years.