Primrose Cottage, Main Street, Wray, Lancaster, LA2 8QA
About Primrose Cottage
Primrose Cottage is an end-of-terrace house in Wray, Lancaster, Lancaster (LA2 8QA). It has a recorded floor area of 143 m² (around 1539 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (April 2017) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump.
4 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an annexe and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 143 m² it's 23.3% larger than the typical home in the postcode (116 m² median across 5 EPCs). On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£257/sq ft) was about 62.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sold in August 2017, so it's been off the market for around 9 years.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Primrose Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Primrose Cottage has 3 separate extension applications on the council record.
- Aug 2011AnnexFullIn report
Creation of guest accommodation over existing detached garage
- Agent
- Loyne Design Services
- Reference
- 11/00352/FUL
- Jan 2007ExtensionFullIn report
Amendment to previously approved application 06/00852/FUL for the erection of a ground and first floor extension
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 06/01421/FUL
What's in Primrose Cottage, Main Street, Wray, Lancaster, LA2 8QA's planning history?
2 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on Primrose Cottage was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£363,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£395,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
22 August 2017Most recent
£395,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LA2 8QA: £227,500 (2021–2008).
Nearby sales in LA2 8QA
2 Holme View, Main Street, Wray, Lancaster, LA2 8QA
Sold Sept 2021
£295,0003 Holme View, Main Street, Wray, Lancaster, LA2 8QA
Sold Oct 2020
£160,0001 Holme View, Main Street, Wray, Lancaster, LA2 8QA
Sold Jan 2019
£227,500Maple Cottage, Main Street, Wray, Lancaster, LA2 8QA
Sold Oct 2008
£360,00078 Main Street, Wray, Lancaster, LA2 8QA
Sold Aug 2002
£157,500
Everything we know about Primrose Cottage, in one report
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Versus other Main Street homes
On habitable rooms, Primrose Cottage stands well clear of the street.
EPC Rating
52 (E)
Street avg 49 (E)
Floor Area
143 m²
Street avg 144 m²
CO₂ Emissions
8.7 t/year
Street avg 10.7 t/year
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Bridge End — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
Wray with Botton Endowed Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
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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
46.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.2dB