Bishopswood, Church Avenue, Clapham, Lancaster, LA2 8EA
About Bishopswood
Bishopswood is a detached house in Clapham, Lancaster, Lancaster (LA2 8EA). It has a recorded floor area of 172 m² (around 1851 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (October 2020) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 67). Main heating runs on lpg.
Across 2007–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £604,000 is 13.1% below the 2025 sale of £695,000, a rare downward gap that often correlates with deferred maintenance or unfinished works. At 172 m² the property is well over the postcode median (80 m² across 4 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It changed hands recently, sold October 2025 for £695,000. 4 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include new windows, an extension and a conservatory, 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
EPC Rating
Planning history
Bishopswood has been through 4 approved planning applications — a well-evolved property.
- Jan 2026RenovationFullIn report
Householder planning permission for replacement windows and doors
- Council
- Craven District
New Windows- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- C/18/49H
- Nov 2017ConservatoryFullIn report
full planning permission for erection of conservatory to replace existing
- Council
- Craven
Extension- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- C/18/49G
What's in Bishopswood, Church Avenue, Clapham, Lancaster, LA2 8EA's planning history?
2 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
£604,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.3% per year over 18 years.
£695,000
Growth on file: 3.3% per year over 18 years.
Sales timeline
2 October 2025Most recent
£695,000
+9.4%over 4 years14 December 2020
£635,000
+64.9%over 13 years22 October 2007
£385,000
Median price across the last 2 sales in LA2 8EA: £258,000 (2014–2012).
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Versus other Church Avenue homes
On epc rating, Bishopswood stands well clear of the street.
EPC Rating
54 (E)
Street avg 37 (F)
Floor Area
172 m²
Street avg 94 m²
CO₂ Emissions
5.6 t/year
Street avg 7.2 t/year
Habitable Rooms
7 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
New Inn — bus stop.
Closest school
2.4 km
Austwick Church of England VA Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.8dB