Brook Cottage, Newby, Clapham, Lancaster, LA2 8HU
About Brook Cottage
Brook Cottage is a semi-detached house in Clapham, Lancaster, Lancaster (LA2 8HU). It has a recorded floor area of 64 m² (around 689 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (January 2022) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in June 2011 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
At 64 m² it sits well below the postcode median (114 m² across 6 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Brook Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency decreased
Roof insulation improved
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
Brook Cottage has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
Brook Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£222,000
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 8HU: £210,000 (2023–2005).
Nearby sales in LA2 8HU
Bridge Cottage, Newby, Clapham, Lancaster, LA2 8HU
Sold Apr 2023
£328,000Wellbeck Barn, Newby, Clapham, Lancaster, LA2 8HU
Sold May 2022
£200,000Westside Cottage, Newby, Clapham, Lancaster, LA2 8HU
Sold Apr 2015
£132,0001 East View, Newby, Clapham, Lancaster, LA2 8HU
Sold May 2013
£210,000Croft House Barn, Newby, Clapham, Lancaster, LA2 8HU
Sold Dec 2005
£240,000
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Versus other Newby homes
EPC Rating
49 (E)
Street avg 44 (E)
Floor Area
64 m²
Street avg 116 m²
CO₂ Emissions
6.9 t/year
Street avg 8.4 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.4 km
Lane End — bus stop.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.0dB