4 School Hill, Bentham, Lancaster, LA2 7JX
About 4 School Hill
4 School Hill is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Bentham, Lancaster, Lancaster (LA2 7JX). It has a recorded floor area of 66 m² (around 710 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (April 2013) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76). The latest certificate is from April 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
Sold March 2021 for £165,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. Across 2012–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £190,000 is 15.2% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£232/sq ft) was about 155.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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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
Outside
- Private gardenrear
- Parkingoff_road
Building
- TenureFreehold
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
4 School Hill's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 20 Apr 2023
EPC Rating
Planning history
4 School Hill has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
3applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 4 School Hill
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
Sale price has at least doubled since 2012.
£190,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.7% per year over 9 years.
£165,000
Growth on file: 8.7% per year over 9 years.
Sales timeline
8 March 2021Most recent
£165,000
+16.2%over 6 years5 December 2014
£142,000
-2.1%over 1 year9 October 2013
£145,000
+85.9%over 1 year5 March 2012
£78,000
Median price across the last 3 sales in LA2 7JX: £63,500 (2006–1996).
Everything we know about 4 School Hill, 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 School Hill homes
4 School Hill is notably below the street on epc rating.
EPC Rating
61 (D)
Street avg 70 (C)
Floor Area
66 m²
Street avg 67 m²
CO₂ Emissions
3.3 t/year
Street avg 2.6 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
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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
Robin Lane Bottom — bus stop.
Closest school
0.8 km
Bentham Community Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.7dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.9dB