1 Forge Mill Cottages, Caton, Lancaster, LA2 9NB
About 1 Forge Mill Cottages
1 Forge Mill Cottages is a semi-detached house in Caton, Lancaster, Lancaster (LA2 9NB). It has a recorded floor area of 108 m² (around 1159 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (January 2011) shows an E (score 41), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from January 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 108 m² it sits well below the postcode median (176 m² across 7 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: tree works approved in 2012. Past consents include tree works, 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
1 Forge Mill Cottages sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 11 Jan 2021
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Aug 2012
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
1 Forge Mill Cottages has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£356,000
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 9NB: £525,000 (2023–2013).
Nearby sales in LA2 9NB
Forge Mill House, Caton, Lancaster, LA2 9NB
Sold Jan 2023
£525,000Artle Mews, 3, Caton, Lancaster, LA2 9NB
Sold Jul 2022
£625,0002 Forge Mill, Caton, Lancaster, LA2 9NB
Sold Mar 2022
£650,000Forge Bridge Cottage, Caton, Lancaster, LA2 9NB
Sold Sept 2015
£395,000The Nook, Caton, Lancaster, LA2 9NB
Sold Sept 2013
£425,000
Everything we know about 1 Forge Mill Cottages, 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 the street
EPC Rating for 1 Forge Mill Cottages lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
41 (E)
Street avg 65 (D)
Floor Area
108 m²
Street avg 167 m²
CO₂ Emissions
9.3 t/year
Street avg 6.4 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
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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
0.2 km
Gresgarth Home Farm — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Caton Primary School. 2 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
42.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.6dB