Bridge Cottage, Whams Lane, Bay Horse, Lancaster, LA2 9AB
About Bridge Cottage
Bridge Cottage is a detached house in Bay Horse, Lancaster, Lancaster (LA2 9AB). It has a recorded floor area of 240 m² (around 2583 sq ft). The latest certificate (February 2021) returns a B (score 84), comfortably above the UK average. The recommended improvements would push it to A (score 98). Main heating runs on electricity: electricity, unspecified tariff.
It hasn't traded since October 2005, a hold of 21 years that's notably long for the area. At 240 m² the property is well over the postcode median (139 m² across 5 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Today's modelled estimate of £837,000 sits 120.3% above the 2005 sale of £380,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£147/sq ft) was about 36% below the postcode norm.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Bridge Cottage ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Bridge Cottage has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
5applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Bridge Cottage valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£837,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£380,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
26 October 2005Most recent
£380,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LA2 9AB: £380,000 (2022–2009).
Nearby sales in LA2 9AB
Southfield, Whams Lane, Bay Horse, Lancaster, LA2 9AB
Sold Sept 2022
£300,000Brookfield, Whams Lane, Bay Horse, Lancaster, LA2 9AB
Sold Dec 2020
£415,000Whams Court, Tall Gables, Whams Lane, Bay Horse, Lancaster, LA2 9AB
Sold Feb 2015
£380,000Brookfield Barn, Whams Lane, Bay Horse, Lancaster, LA2 9AB
Sold Aug 2013
£495,000Whams Court, The Old Barn, Whams Lane, Bay Horse, Lancaster, LA2 9AB
Sold Oct 2009
£320,000
Everything we know about Bridge Cottage, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby
Versus other Whams Lane homes
Bridge Cottage is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£1,583
Street avg £2,944
Floor Area
240 m²
Street avg 205 m²
CO₂ Emissions
3.1 t/year
Street avg 13.1 t/year
Years Held
21 years
Street avg 7 years
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
1.2 km
Hampson Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
2.0 km
Dolphinholme Church of England Primary School. 3 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
56.7dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
47.5dB