2 Horse & Farrier Cottage, Main Street, Bentham, Lancaster, LA2 7HR
About 2 Horse & Farrier Cottage
2 Horse & Farrier Cottage is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Bentham, Lancaster, Lancaster (LA2 7HR). It has a recorded floor area of 49 m² (around 527 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (April 2018) shows an F (score 28), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 89), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
At 49 m² it's 21% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (62 m² median across 7 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £118,000 sits 53.2% above the 2022 sale of £77,000. Last sale on file: £77,000 in July 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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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
Outside
- Private gardenYes
Energy performance
2 Horse & Farrier Cottage sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Planning history
2 Horse & Farrier Cottage has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
3applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 2 Horse & Farrier Cottage
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
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£118,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£77,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
14 July 2022Most recent
£77,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LA2 7HR: £113,000 (2022–2020).
Nearby sales in LA2 7HR
1 Jubilee Buildings, Main Street, Bentham, Lancaster, LA2 7HR
Sold Jan 2022
£135,0001 Horse & Farrier Cottage, Main Street, Bentham, Lancaster, LA2 7HR
Sold Dec 2021
£73,7509 Jubilee Buildings, Main Street, Bentham, Lancaster, LA2 7HR
Sold May 2021
£113,0004 Jubilee Buildings, Main Street, Bentham, Lancaster, LA2 7HR
Sold Apr 2021
£113,0007 Jubilee Buildings, Main Street, Bentham, Lancaster, LA2 7HR
Sold Aug 2020
£159,000
Everything we know about 2 Horse & Farrier 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 Main Street homes
2 Horse & Farrier Cottage is notably below the street on years held.
Price per m²
£1,571
Street avg £1,605
Floor Area
49 m²
Street avg 80 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.9 t/year
Street avg 4.5 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Bigber Farm — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 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
44.1dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.7dB