3 Bank View, Burton Road, Lower Bentham, Lancaster, LA2 7DZ
About 3 Bank View
3 Bank View is a four-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Lower Bentham, Lancaster, Lancaster (LA2 7DZ). It has a recorded floor area of 125 m² (around 1345 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. Tenure is freehold. It is a listed building, which means external alterations are tightly controlled but it may qualify for heritage tax reliefs. The latest certificate (April 2013) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from April 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 125 m² the property is well over the postcode median (59 m² across 3 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2013. Past consents include an extension and new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2013–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £431,000 is 10.5% above the 2023 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£290/sq ft) was about 124.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £390,000 in November 2023.
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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
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- Parkingoff_street
Building
- TenureFreehold
- Listed buildingYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
3 Bank View'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 07 Apr 2023
EPC Rating
Planning history
3 Bank View has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- Jul 2013ExtensionHeritageIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Infilling window front elevation, and door at rear, new timber sliding sash windows to front elevation and timber casements at rear , single storey extension with pitched roof at rear
- Council
- NCA
New Windows- Documents
- 1 doc on file
- Reference
- 08/2013/13588
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 3 Bank 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
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Sales history & valuation
3 Bank View valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£431,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.3% per year over 10 years.
£390,000
Growth on file: 4.3% per year over 10 years.
Sales timeline
17 November 2023Most recent
£390,000
+56.0%over 10 years19 May 2013
£250,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LA2 7DZ: £290,000 (2022–2017).
Nearby sales in LA2 7DZ
Rosper, Burton Road, Lower Bentham, Lancaster, LA2 7DZ
Sold Sept 2022
£476,000Ellergill Lodge, Burton Road, Lower Bentham, Lancaster, LA2 7DZ
Sold Aug 2019
£485,000Garland, Burton Road, Lower Bentham, Lancaster, LA2 7DZ
Sold Sept 2018
£290,0002 Bank View, Burton Road, Lower Bentham, Lancaster, LA2 7DZ
Sold Oct 2017
£105,0003 Ellergill Cottages, Burton Road, Lower Bentham, Lancaster, LA2 7DZ
Sold Aug 2008
£145,000
Everything we know about 3 Bank 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
Versus other Burton Road homes
EPC Rating for 3 Bank View runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
EPC Rating
49 (E)
Street avg 36 (F)
Floor Area
125 m²
Street avg 60 m²
CO₂ Emissions
7.3 t/year
Street avg 7.0 t/year
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
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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
Main Street — bus stop.
Closest school
1.0 km
Bentham Community Primary School. 1 school nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.8dB