3 Green Head Cottage, Cross Lane, Lower Bentham, Lancaster, LA2 7ES
About 3 Green Head Cottage
3 Green Head Cottage is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Lower Bentham, Lancaster, Lancaster (LA2 7ES). It has a recorded floor area of 54 m² (around 581 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (September 2017) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 117), a 4-band jump. Other recorded features include a balcony and notable views. Period features are noted in the property record.
At 54 m² it sits well below the postcode median (133 m² across 7 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2018–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 15.3% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£323/sq ft) was about 18.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold May 2023 for £188,000. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2022.
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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
- Bedrooms1
- Bathrooms1
- Open-plan layoutYes
Outside
- Private gardenrear
- GarageYes
- BalconyYes
- Notable viewsYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
3 Green Head Cottage sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Apr 2022OutbuildingFullIn report
Proposed new garage on existing plot
- Documents
- 18 docs on file
- Reference
- 2021/23565/FUL
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
3 Green Head Cottage valuation runs notably under the typical sold price in this postcode.
£196,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 15.3% per year over 4 years.
£188,000
Growth on file: 15.3% per year over 4 years.
Sales timeline
25 May 2023Most recent
£188,000
+88.0%over 4 years18 December 2018
£100,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LA2 7ES: £390,000 (2024–2018).
Nearby sales in LA2 7ES
High West End, Cross Lane, Lower Bentham, Lancaster, LA2 7ES
Sold Feb 2024
£390,0002 Beck View, Cross Lane, Lower Bentham, Lancaster, LA2 7ES
Sold Jun 2023
£445,0001 Beck View, Cross Lane, Lower Bentham, Lancaster, LA2 7ES
Sold Apr 2023
£445,0002 Green Head Cottage, Cross Lane, Lower Bentham, Lancaster, LA2 7ES
Sold Oct 2018
£140,000Greenberfield, Cross Lane, Lower Bentham, Lancaster, LA2 7ES
Sold Aug 2018
£415,000
Everything we know about 3 Green Head Cottage, 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 Cross Lane homes
On epc rating, 3 Green Head Cottage runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,481
Street avg £3,298
Floor Area
54 m²
Street avg 120 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.9 t/year
Street avg 4.2 t/year
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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
0.4 km
Main Street — bus stop.
Closest school
1.4 km
Bentham Community Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.1dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.8dB