1 Borrans Cottage, Burton Road, Lower Bentham, Lancaster, LA2 7EB

1 Borrans Cottage is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Lower Bentham, Lancaster, Lancaster (LA2 7EB). It has a recorded floor area of 44 m² (around 474 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (June 2020) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (November 2010); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Poor; while roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 2-band jump. Period features are noted in the property record.

Held since December 2010 — that's 15 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across 2007–2010, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £152,000 is 32.2% above the 2010 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£243/sq ft) was about 24.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. At 44 m² it's 24.1% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (58 m² median across 4 EPCs).