Oak Villa, Whams Lane, Bay Horse, Lancaster, LA2 9AB
About Oak Villa
Oak Villa is a semi-detached house in Bay Horse, Lancaster, Lancaster (LA2 9AB). It has a recorded floor area of 93 m² (around 1001 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (May 2023) shows a G (score 15), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 72), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
At 93 m² it sits well below the postcode median (200 m² across 5 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. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2024. Past consents include an extension, 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
Oak Villa sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Oak Villa has an approved rear extension on the planning record.
- Jun 2024ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Rear of property
Erection of two storey rear extension incorporating a single storey link extension
- Documents
- 31 docs on file
- Reference
- 24/00199/FUL
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Oak Villa has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£238,000
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 Villa, 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
EPC Rating for Oak Villa lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
15 (G)
Street avg 60 (D)
Floor Area
93 m²
Street avg 234 m²
CO₂ Emissions
20.6 t/year
Street avg 9.6 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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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
56.7dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
47.5dB