Old School House, Newby, Clapham, Lancaster, LA2 8HR
About Old School House
Old School House is a detached house in Clapham, Lancaster, Lancaster (LA2 8HR). It has a recorded floor area of 231 m² (around 2486 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (March 2014) shows an E (score 41), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 72), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from March 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 231 m² the property is well over the postcode median (123 m² across 6 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2016. Past consents include an extension and a porch, 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
Old School House'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 17 Mar 2024
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Jul 2016PorchFullIn report
Extension: Front of property
New porch to front elevation, pergola over existing car hardstanding, new dormer and new skylight to rear flat roof
- Agent
- WOODLANDS
- Council
- NCA
Extension- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- 18/2016/16972
What's in Old School House, Newby, Clapham, Lancaster, LA2 8HR's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Old School House has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£771,000
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 8HR: £260,000 (2021–2003).
Nearby sales in LA2 8HR
Shepherds Croft, Newby, Clapham, Lancaster, LA2 8HR
Sold Jul 2021
£260,000Dowgill House, Newby, Clapham, Lancaster, LA2 8HR
Sold Dec 2020
£265,000Chapel House, Newby, Clapham, Lancaster, LA2 8HR
Sold Sept 2020
£520,000Beckansgill, Newby, Clapham, Lancaster, LA2 8HR
Sold Feb 2003
£235,0001 Green Acres, Newby, Clapham, Lancaster, LA2 8HR
Sold Oct 2002
£124,000
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Versus other Newby homes
On floor area, Old School House stands well clear of the street.
EPC Rating
41 (E)
Street avg 48 (E)
Floor Area
231 m²
Street avg 129 m²
CO₂ Emissions
16.0 t/year
Street avg 6.5 t/year
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.3 km
Lane End — bus stop.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.9dB