26 Corless Cottages, Dolphinholme, Lancaster, LA2 9AJ

26 Corless Cottages is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Dolphinholme, Lancaster, Lancaster (LA2 9AJ). It has a recorded floor area of 87 m² (around 936 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. It is a listed building, which means external alterations are tightly controlled but it may qualify for heritage tax reliefs. The property has solar panels on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. Other recorded features include outbuildings and a basement. The latest certificate (October 2023) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in September 2017 the rating was G, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

At 87 m² the property is well over the postcode median (56 m² across 23 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. Across 2019–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 11.8% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£230/sq ft) was about 23.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: March 2024 at £215,000.