Croft House Barn, Newby, Clapham, Lancaster, LA2 8HU
About Croft House Barn
Croft House Barn is a detached house in Clapham, Lancaster, Lancaster (LA2 8HU). It has a recorded floor area of 170 m² (around 1830 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (August 2025) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 70). Main heating runs on oil.
Untraded for 20 years, with the last transfer in December 2005. At 170 m² the property is well over the postcode median (86 m² across 6 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 83% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £523,000 sits 117.9% above the 2005 sale of £240,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£131/sq ft) was about 24.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and an annexe, 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
Croft House Barn's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Croft House Barn has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- Mar 2012ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey extension to form kitchen/living space
- Council
- NCA
- Documents
- 1 doc on file
- Reference
- 18/2012/12365
- May 2005AnnexAmendmentIn report
Proposed conversion of existing barn to form single domestic dwelling (amendments to scheme approved under ref. 18/2004/4019 to incorporate garden room) (part retrospective).
- Council
- NCA
Retrospective- Reference
- 18/2005/5127
What's in Croft House Barn, Newby, Clapham, Lancaster, LA2 8HU's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Croft House Barn valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£523,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£240,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
15 December 2005Most recent
£240,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LA2 8HU: £200,000 (2023–2003).
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
£210,000Nook Cottage, Newby, Clapham, Lancaster, LA2 8HU
Sold Apr 2003
£120,000
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Versus other Newby homes
On epc rating, Croft House Barn stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£1,412
Street avg £1,813
Floor Area
170 m²
Street avg 98 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.5 t/year
Street avg 8.3 t/year
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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