Old Reading Room, Austwick, Lancaster, LA2 8BN
About Old Reading Room
Old Reading Room is a detached house in Austwick, Lancaster, Lancaster (LA2 8BN). It has a recorded floor area of 129 m² (around 1386 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (July 2011) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 64). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from July 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 129 m² the property is well over the postcode median (68 m² across 5 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 80% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £476,000 sits 51.1% above the 2016 sale of £315,000. 10 years since the last transfer (October 2016).
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Old Reading Room'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 17 Jul 2021
EPC Rating
Planning history
Old Reading Room has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
Old Reading Room valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£476,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£315,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
18 October 2016Most recent
£315,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LA2 8BN: £300,000 (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
£450,0002 Emor Terrace, Austwick, Lancaster, LA2 8BN
Sold Jul 2016
£240,000
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Versus the street
CO₂ Emissions for Old Reading Room lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
54 (E)
Street avg 61 (D)
Floor Area
129 m²
Street avg 87 m²
CO₂ Emissions
7.7 t/year
Street avg 5.2 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 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