Riverside Cottage, Low Road, Crook O Lune, Lancaster, LA2 9HU
About Riverside Cottage
Riverside Cottage is a five-bedroom detached house in Crook O Lune, Lancaster, Lancaster (LA2 9HU). It has a recorded floor area of 264 m² (around 2842 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (January 2021) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80). Other recorded features include attached land beyond the plot.
3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2005–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £996,000 is 11.3% above the 2021 sale price. Most recent transfer: March 2021 at £895,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms3
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- LandYes
Energy performance
Riverside Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Dec 2022Tree WorksTreesIn report
Oak T1 - Cut back two branches growing over driveway towards house and remove dead branches.Sycamore T2 - Cut back several small branches growing over driveway and towards house, max diameter 50 to 65 mm.
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 22/0204/TCA
- Dec 2022Tree WorksTreesIn report
Oak T1 - Cut back two branches growing over driveway towards house and remove dead branches.Sycamore T2 - Cut back several small branches growing over driveway and towards house, max diameter 50 to 65 mm.
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 22/0204/TPO
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at Riverside 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
Riverside Cottage has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2005.
£996,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.6% per year over 16 years.
£895,000
Growth on file: 4.6% per year over 16 years.
Sales timeline
31 March 2021Most recent
£895,000
+108.1%over 16 years7 January 2005
£430,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LA2 9HU: £659,000 (2021–2021).
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Sold Oct 2021
£400,000The Hermitage Estate, Thomas Gray House, Low Road, Crook O Lune, Lancaster, LA2 9HU
Sold Aug 2021
£380,000The Hermitage Estate, Turner House, Low Road, Crook O Lune, Lancaster, LA2 9HU
Sold Jul 2021
£826,600The Hermitage Estate, Hermitage House, Low Road, Crook O Lune, Lancaster, LA2 9HU
Sold Jul 2021
£1,100,000
Everything we know about Riverside 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
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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
Lune Bridge — bus stop.
Closest school
1.2 km
Caton 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
49.6dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.8dB