Oxenber, Town Head, Austwick, Lancaster, LA2 8BS
About Oxenber
Oxenber is a detached house in Austwick, Lancaster, Lancaster (LA2 8BS). It has a recorded floor area of 240 m² (around 2583 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (May 2013) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79). Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from May 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since November 2001 — that's 25 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 240 m² the property is well over the postcode median (129 m² across 8 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £637,000 sits 209.2% above the 2001 sale of £206,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£80/sq ft) was about 71.9% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Oxenber'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 20 May 2023
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Feb 2012FullIn report
full planning permission to change the orientation of the detached garage as approved under planning application ref: C/04/604C
- Council
- Craven
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- C/04/604D
- Dec 2009ExtensionFullIn report
full planning permission for erection of extensions to existing dwellinghouse and creation of detached garage with studio/workshop space over
- Council
- Craven
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- C/04/604C
What's in Oxenber, Town Head, Austwick, Lancaster, LA2 8BS's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Oxenber's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (2001).
£637,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£206,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
30 November 2001Most recent
£206,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LA2 8BS: £350,000 (2023–2019).
Nearby sales in LA2 8BS
Victoria Lodge, Town Head, Austwick, Lancaster, LA2 8BS
Sold Jan 2023
£485,0004 Town Head Lane, Town Head, Austwick, Lancaster, LA2 8BS
Sold Jun 2021
£265,0005 Town Head Lane, Town Head, Austwick, Lancaster, LA2 8BS
Sold Mar 2021
£278,000Town Head Cottage, Town Head, Austwick, Lancaster, LA2 8BS
Sold Aug 2019
£350,000Laneside Cottage, Town Head, Austwick, Lancaster, LA2 8BS
Sold Sept 2018
£525,000
Everything we know about Oxenber, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
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Versus other Town Head homes
Oxenber is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£858
Street avg £3,943
Floor Area
240 m²
Street avg 129 m²
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.3 t/year
Street avg 8.2 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
0.6 km
Church Of The Epiphany — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 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
43.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.9dB