5 Bank Cottage, Burton Road, Lower Bentham, Lancaster, LA2 7ED

5 Bank Cottage is a mid-terrace house in Lower Bentham, Lancaster, Lancaster (LA2 7ED). It has a recorded floor area of 41 m² (around 441 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (September 2024) shows a C (score 71). When first surveyed in March 2013 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Average, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 91).

At 41 m² it sits well below the postcode median (61 m² across 4 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Across 2013–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at -2.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £149,000 sits 56.8% above the 2018 sale of £95,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£215/sq ft) was about 21.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 8 years since the last transfer (May 2018).