Riverbank Cottage, Clapham, Lancaster, LA2 8ES
About Riverbank Cottage
Riverbank Cottage is a detached house in Clapham, Lancaster, Lancaster (LA2 8ES). It has a recorded floor area of 146 m² (around 1576 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (May 2010) shows an F (score 30), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would push it to E (score 43). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from May 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
It hasn't traded since March 2003, a hold of 23 years that's notably long for the area. At 146 m² the property is well over the postcode median (71 m² across 7 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £496,000 sits 87.2% above the 2003 sale of £265,000.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Riverbank Cottage sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 17 May 2020
EPC Rating
Planning history
Riverbank Cottage has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
Riverbank Cottage valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£496,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£265,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
31 March 2003Most recent
£265,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LA2 8ES: £185,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in LA2 8ES
10 Flying Horse Shoe Cottages, Clapham, Lancaster, LA2 8ES
Sold Mar 2025
£280,000Moorland View, Clapham, Lancaster, LA2 8ES
Sold Nov 2024
£678,5003 Farrer Lodge, Clapham, Lancaster, LA2 8ES
Sold Sept 2023
£150,0008 Farrer Lodge, Clapham, Lancaster, LA2 8ES
Sold Dec 2021
£185,0003 Flying Horse Shoe Cottages, Clapham, Lancaster, LA2 8ES
Sold Feb 2021
£167,000
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Versus the street
Riverbank Cottage outperforms the street on years held by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,810
Street avg £2,644
Floor Area
146 m²
Street avg 67 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
13.0 t/year
Street avg 3.7 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Clapham (N Yorks) Rail Station — railway station.
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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
44.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.0dB