Town Head Farmhouse, Town Head, Austwick, Lancaster, LA2 8BS
About Town Head Farmhouse
Town Head Farmhouse is a detached house in Austwick, Lancaster, Lancaster (LA2 8BS). It has a recorded floor area of 192 m² (around 2067 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (August 2012) shows an F (score 34), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from August 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 192 m² the property is well over the postcode median (129 m² across 8 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 88% of similar EPCs).
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Town Head Farmhouse'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 22 Aug 2022
EPC Rating
Planning history
Town Head Farmhouse has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
Town Head Farmhouse has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£655,000
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 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
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Versus other Town Head homes
On epc rating, Town Head Farmhouse runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
34 (F)
Street avg 55 (E)
Floor Area
192 m²
Street avg 135 m²
CO₂ Emissions
17.0 t/year
Street avg 6.9 t/year
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 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
0.6 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