Leigh House Cottage, Austwick, Lancaster, LA2 8BN
About Leigh House Cottage
Leigh House Cottage is a semi-detached house in Austwick, Lancaster, Lancaster (LA2 8BN). It has a recorded floor area of 68 m² (around 732 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (April 2013) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 89), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on house coal. The latest certificate is from April 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 68 m² it sits well below the postcode median (107 m² across 5 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Leigh House Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 11 Apr 2023
EPC Rating
Planning history
Leigh House Cottage has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
Leigh House Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£216,000
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 8BN: £315,000 (2025–2016).
Nearby sales in LA2 8BN
Trouvaille, Austwick, Lancaster, LA2 8BN
Sold Mar 2025
£300,000Norcliffe, Austwick, Lancaster, LA2 8BN
Sold Jan 2024
£525,000The Whynns, Austwick, Lancaster, LA2 8BN
Sold Sept 2021
£285,000Norcliffe House, Austwick, Lancaster, LA2 8BN
Sold Sept 2020
£450,000Old Reading Room, Austwick, Lancaster, LA2 8BN
Sold Oct 2016
£315,000
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Versus the street
CO₂ Emissions for Leigh House Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
55 (D)
Street avg 60 (D)
Floor Area
68 m²
Street avg 99 m²
CO₂ Emissions
6.9 t/year
Street avg 5.4 t/year
Habitable Rooms
3 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
0.2 km
Church Of The Epiphany — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 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
44.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.5dB