Nook Cottage, Newby, Clapham, Lancaster, LA2 8HU
About Nook Cottage
Nook Cottage is an end-of-terrace house in Clapham, Lancaster, Lancaster (LA2 8HU). It has a recorded floor area of 62 m² (around 667 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (February 2024) shows a G (score 1), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 95), a 6-band jump. Main heating runs on bottled lpg.
Held since April 2003 — that's 23 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 62 m² it sits well below the postcode median (114 m² across 6 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2000–2003, sale prices on this property compounded at 27.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £221,000 sits 84.2% above the 2003 sale of £120,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£180/sq ft) was about 51.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Nook Cottage sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Nook Cottage has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
Nook Cottage's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (2000).
£221,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 27.9% per year over 2 years.
£120,000
Growth on file: 27.9% per year over 2 years.
Sales timeline
16 April 2003Most recent
£120,000
+78.4%over 2 years8 December 2000
£67,250
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
Nook Cottage outperforms the street on years held by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,935
Street avg £1,682
Floor Area
62 m²
Street avg 116 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.5 t/year
Street avg 8.5 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