Oak Cottage, Whams Lane, Bay Horse, Lancaster, LA2 9AB
About Oak Cottage
Oak Cottage is a semi-detached house in Bay Horse, Lancaster, Lancaster (LA2 9AB). It has a recorded floor area of 503 m² (around 5414 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (June 2023) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 71). Main heating runs on oil.
At 503 m² the property is well over the postcode median (139 m² across 5 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Oak Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Oak Cottage has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
5applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at Oak Cottage
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Oak Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£309,000
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 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 Oak 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
Oak Cottage outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
57 (D)
Street avg 52 (E)
Floor Area
503 m²
Street avg 152 m²
CO₂ Emissions
22.0 t/year
Street avg 9.3 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
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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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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
56.7dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
47.5dB