Yew Tree Cottage, Clapham Road, Austwick, Lancaster, LA2 8BE
About Yew Tree Cottage
Yew Tree Cottage is an end-of-terrace house in Austwick, Lancaster, Lancaster (LA2 8BE). It has a recorded floor area of 78 m² (around 840 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (June 2020) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in July 2011 the rating was G, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Average, lighting went from Poor to Good and main heating went from Poor to Average; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 78 m² it's 18.2% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (95 m² median across 18 EPCs).
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Yew Tree Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Fuel source changed
Hot water efficiency improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
Yew Tree Cottage has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
Yew Tree Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£236,000
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 5 sales in LA2 8BE: £570,000 (2025–2023).
Nearby sales in LA2 8BE
3 Clapham Road, Austwick, Lancaster, LA2 8BE
Sold Sept 2025
£380,000Greenhaven, Clapham Road, Austwick, Lancaster, LA2 8BE
Sold Mar 2025
£528,000Thackaber, Clapham Road, Austwick, Lancaster, LA2 8BE
Sold Nov 2024
£570,000Yore House, Clapham Road, Austwick, Lancaster, LA2 8BE
Sold Jan 2024
£630,0002 South View, Clapham Road, Austwick, Lancaster, LA2 8BE
Sold Oct 2022
£290,000
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Versus other Clapham Road homes
On floor area, Yew Tree Cottage runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
39 (E)
Street avg 51 (E)
Floor Area
78 m²
Street avg 123 m²
CO₂ Emissions
7.1 t/year
Street avg 6.2 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 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
0.1 km
Church Of The Epiphany — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 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
46.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.1dB