Bowfell Cottage, Brookhouse, Lancaster, LA2 9JP
About Bowfell Cottage
Bowfell Cottage is a mid-terrace house in Brookhouse, Lancaster, Lancaster (LA2 9JP). It has a recorded floor area of 88 m² (around 950 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (April 2010) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 63). The latest certificate is from April 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since October 2000 — that's 26 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £208,000 sits 194.6% above the 2000 sale of £70,600. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£74/sq ft) was about 70.3% below the postcode norm.
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Energy performance
Bowfell Cottage's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 06 Apr 2020
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Planning history
Bowfell Cottage has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on Bowfell Cottage was the lowest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£208,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£70,600
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
26 October 2000Most recent
£70,600
Median price across the last 5 sales in LA2 9JP: £410,000 (2023–1997).
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Black Bull — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
Caton St Paul's Church of England Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.3dB