Appletree Cottage, Clapham Road, Austwick, Lancaster, LA2 8BQ
About Appletree Cottage
Appletree Cottage is a four-bedroom detached house in Austwick, Lancaster, Lancaster (LA2 8BQ). It has a recorded floor area of 141 m² (around 1518 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (September 2025) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 69). Main heating runs on oil. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
It hasn't traded since August 2009, a hold of 17 years that's notably long for the area. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. Across 1999–2009, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £546,000 is 43.7% above the 2009 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£250/sq ft) was about 31.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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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
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
Outside
- DrivewayYes
Building
- Heating systemoil
- Previously extendedYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
Appletree Cottage has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
Appletree Cottage has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1999.
£546,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 9.6% per year over 10 years.
£380,000
Growth on file: 9.6% per year over 10 years.
Sales timeline
6 August 2009Most recent
£380,000
+162.1%over 10 years15 February 1999
£145,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LA2 8BQ: £400,000 (2022–2013).
Nearby sales in LA2 8BQ
Stable Cottage, Clapham Road, Austwick, Lancaster, LA2 8BQ
Sold Aug 2022
£420,000Mulberry Cottage, Clapham Road, Austwick, Lancaster, LA2 8BQ
Sold Jul 2019
£420,000Town End, Clapham Road, Austwick, Lancaster, LA2 8BQ
Sold Oct 2016
£400,000Harden Coach House, Clapham Road, Austwick, Lancaster, LA2 8BQ
Sold Apr 2013
£388,000Harden Cottage, Clapham Road, Austwick, Lancaster, LA2 8BQ
Sold May 2002
£270,000
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Versus other Clapham Road homes
Years Held for Appletree Cottage runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,695
Street avg £3,135
Floor Area
141 m²
Street avg 206 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.8 t/year
Street avg 8.9 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
0.3 km
Church Of The Epiphany — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 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
47.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.7dB