What kind of home is 5 Ashfield Cottages, Main Street, LA2 7HZ?

5 Ashfield Cottages, Main Street, LA2 7HZ is a 2-bedroom mid-terrace house.

What did 5 Ashfield Cottages, Main Street, LA2 7HZ sell for?

5 Ashfield Cottages, Main Street, LA2 7HZ last sold for £137,000 in July 2016, around 10 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £52,000 in April 2002. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of 5 Ashfield Cottages, Main Street, LA2 7HZ changed over time?

Across 3 sales between April 2002 and July 2016, 5 Ashfield Cottages, Main Street, LA2 7HZ rose from £52,000 to £137,000, a change of £85,000. That works out to roughly +7% per year compounded over 14 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 5 Ashfield Cottages, Main Street, LA2 7HZ?

The current EPC rating for 5 Ashfield Cottages, Main Street, LA2 7HZ is D with a score of 64 out of 100, lodged in May 2016. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 5 Ashfield Cottages, Main Street, LA2 7HZ?

5 Ashfield Cottages, Main Street, LA2 7HZ has a recorded floor area of 71 m² (764 sq ft), around 36 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 12% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in LA2 7HZ. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 5 Ashfield Cottages, Main Street, LA2 7HZ use?

The latest EPC at 5 Ashfield Cottages, Main Street, LA2 7HZ records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 5 Ashfield Cottages, Main Street, LA2 7HZ?

5 Ashfield Cottages, Main Street, LA2 7HZ is in council tax band B. That sits at the lower end of the A-H ladder, typically reflecting smaller floor areas or lower 1991 valuations.

Which area is 5 Ashfield Cottages, Main Street, LA2 7HZ in?

5 Ashfield Cottages, Main Street, LA2 7HZ sits in Bentham, Lancaster, Lancaster. It falls within the LA2 postcode district in North Yorkshire.

What is crime like near 5 Ashfield Cottages, Main Street, LA2 7HZ?

Police records around 5 Ashfield Cottages, Main Street, LA2 7HZ show an average of 3 reported crimes per month over the last 5 months. Other theft makes up roughly 31% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 5 Ashfield Cottages, Main Street, LA2 7HZ?

The closest primary school to 5 Ashfield Cottages, Main Street, LA2 7HZ is Bentham Community Primary School (421m).

How well connected is 5 Ashfield Cottages, Main Street, LA2 7HZ?

The closest bus stop to 5 Ashfield Cottages, Main Street, LA2 7HZ is Bigber Farm, 81m away. The nearest rail option is Bentham Rail Station, 379m away.

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5 Ashfield Cottages, Main Street, Bentham, Lancaster, LA2 7HZ

3 sales on record

Property type

Mid terrace

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

71 m²

764 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 64

Council tax

Band B

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 5 Ashfield Cottages

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

5 Ashfield Cottages is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Bentham, Lancaster, Lancaster (LA2 7HZ). It has a recorded floor area of 71 m² (around 764 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (May 2016) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from May 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Period features are noted in the property record.

Across 2002–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £181,000 is 32.1% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£179/sq ft) was about 27.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 10 years since the last transfer (July 2016).

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Risks

planning & flood

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Trends

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Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms2
Bathrooms1
Open-plan layoutYes

Outside

Private gardenrear

Building

Central heatingYes
Period featuresYes
RefurbishedYes

Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 16 May 2026

EPC Rating

D64

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

3.6 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 5 Ashfield Cottages, Main Street, Bentham, Lancaster, LA2 7HZ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

5 Ashfield Cottages has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

3applications of note in the surrounding area

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Sale price has at least doubled since 2002.

Current estimate

£181,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.0% per year over 14 years.

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Last sold (2016)

£137,000

Growth on file: 7.0% per year over 14 years.

Sales timeline

11 July 2016Most recent
£137,000
+12.3%over 9 years
24 November 2006
£122,000
+134.6%over 4 years
16 April 2002
£52,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in LA2 7HZ: £125,000 (2021–2016).

Nearby sales in LA2 7HZ

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On the street

Versus other Main Street homes

Four headline reads against 3 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On years held, 5 Ashfield Cottages stands well clear of the street.

Price per m²

£1,930

Street avg £2,002

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Floor Area

71 m²

Street avg 75 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

3.6 t/year

Street avg 2.9 t/year

Strongly below

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Area

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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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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around LA2 7HZ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

44.2dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for LA2 7HZ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

36.7dB

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Everything within walking distance

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