4 Orcaber Farm Cottages, Austwick, Lancaster, LA2 8AE
About 4 Orcaber Farm Cottages
4 Orcaber Farm Cottages is an end-of-terrace house in Austwick, Lancaster, Lancaster (LA2 8AE). It has a recorded floor area of 89 m² (around 958 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (September 2015) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 102), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on wood chips. The latest certificate is from September 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 89 m² it sits well below the postcode median (147 m² across 3 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2012.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
4 Orcaber Farm Cottages's carbon output is low for the local stock.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 12 Sept 2025
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Oct 2012ApplicationIn report
Certificate of lawful development for existing use as residential.
- Council
- NCA
- Documents
- 1 doc on file
- Reference
- 04/2012/12752
What's in 4 Orcaber Farm Cottages, Austwick, Lancaster, LA2 8AE's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
4 Orcaber Farm Cottages has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£278,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 1 sales in LA2 8AE: £430,000 (2024–2024).
Nearby sales in LA2 8AE
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Versus the street
Floor Area for 4 Orcaber Farm Cottages lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
63 (D)
Street avg 64 (D)
Floor Area
89 m²
Street avg 146 m²
CO₂ Emissions
0.7 t/year
Street avg 0.9 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
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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
1.8 km
Church Of The Epiphany — bus stop.
Closest school
2.1 km
Austwick Church of England VA Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.6dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.0dB