2 The Cottages, Lawkland, Austwick, Lancaster, LA2 8AT
About 2 The Cottages
2 The Cottages is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Austwick, Lancaster, Lancaster (LA2 8AT). It has a recorded floor area of 111 m² (around 1195 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (October 2016) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in March 2009 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 103), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
On the market in June 2017 and unlisted since — roughly 9 years. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. At 111 m² it's 22.9% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (144 m² median across 10 EPCs). Across 1996–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £300,000 is 29.7% above the 2017 sale price. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2017.
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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
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Utility roomYes
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- ParkingYes
- Summer houseYes
Energy performance
2 The Cottages's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency improved
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
Planning history
- Aug 2017RenovationFullIn report
To reinstate an external door by removing and existing window and replaceing with a door for cottage No 2
New Windows- Reference
- 2017/18425/DINPP
What's in 2 The Cottages, Lawkland, Austwick, Lancaster, LA2 8AT's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
2 The Cottages has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1996.
£300,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.7% per year over 21 years.
£231,250
Growth on file: 6.7% per year over 21 years.
Sales timeline
1 June 2017Most recent
£231,250
+10.1%over 7 years22 October 2009
£210,000
+182.8%over 10 years20 November 1998
£74,250
+23.9%over 2 years26 September 1996
£59,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in LA2 8AT: £541,000 (2024–2018).
Nearby sales in LA2 8AT
Paley Oak Farm, Lawkland, Austwick, Lancaster, LA2 8AT
Sold Mar 2024
£16,500Woodview, Lawkland, Austwick, Lancaster, LA2 8AT
Sold Nov 2022
£541,000New Trees, Lawkland, Austwick, Lancaster, LA2 8AT
Sold Feb 2019
£835,0003 The Cottages, Lawkland, Austwick, Lancaster, LA2 8AT
Sold Sept 2018
£265,000Beck Side, Lawkland, Austwick, Lancaster, LA2 8AT
Sold Mar 2018
£530,000
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Versus other Lawkland homes
On price per m², 2 The Cottages runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,083
Street avg £2,694
Floor Area
111 m²
Street avg 195 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
11.0 t/year
Street avg 10.7 t/year
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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
1.5 km
Feizor Lane End — bus stop.
Closest school
2.8 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
42.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.0dB