1 Ashfield Cottages, Main Street, Bentham, Lancaster, LA2 7HZ
About 1 Ashfield Cottages
1 Ashfield Cottages is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Bentham, Lancaster, Lancaster (LA2 7HZ). It has a recorded floor area of 96 m² (around 1033 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (August 2021) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 2-band jump. Period features are noted in the property record. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
At 96 m² the property is well over the postcode median (71 m² across 3 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £187,000 is 41.7% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£128/sq ft) was about 15.5% below the postcode norm. Last sale on file: £132,000 in December 2021. 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
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
- Utility roomYes
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- Parkingoff_road
Building
- Period featuresYes
- RefurbishedYes
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
1 Ashfield Cottages has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
3applications of note in the surrounding area
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- 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.
£187,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£132,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
22 December 2021Most recent
£132,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LA2 7HZ: £125,000 (2021–2016).
Nearby sales in LA2 7HZ
2 Ashfield Cottages, Main Street, Bentham, Lancaster, LA2 7HZ
Sold Apr 2021
£176,0004 Ashfield Cottages, Main Street, Bentham, Lancaster, LA2 7HZ
Sold Nov 2018
£115,5015 Ashfield Cottages, Main Street, Bentham, Lancaster, LA2 7HZ
Sold Jul 2016
£137,0007 Ashfield Cottages, Main Street, Bentham, Lancaster, LA2 7HZ
Sold Mar 2008
£132,0006 Ashfield Cottages, Main Street, Bentham, Lancaster, LA2 7HZ
Sold Sept 2005
£176,000
Everything we know about 1 Ashfield Cottages, 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
1 Ashfield Cottages is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£1,375
Street avg £2,187
Floor Area
96 m²
Street avg 66 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.5 t/year
Street avg 3.0 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.
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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
44.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.7dB