2 Forge Mill, Caton, Lancaster, LA2 9NB
About 2 Forge Mill
2 Forge Mill is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Caton, Lancaster, Lancaster (LA2 9NB). It has a recorded floor area of 205 m² (around 2207 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (January 2022) shows a C (score 80), near the top of the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83).
At 205 m² the property is well over the postcode median (148 m² across 7 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2024. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2002–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.4% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£295/sq ft) was about 81.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold March 2022 for £650,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
Energy performance
2 Forge Mill ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Jan 2024ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Rear of property
Alteration to existing window/external door to the rear elevation and construction of a replacement balcony to the rear
- Agent
- Evolve Architectural Design Ltd
- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- 23/01119/FUL
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 2 Forge Mill was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£703,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.4% per year over 19 years.
£650,000
Growth on file: 4.4% per year over 19 years.
Sales timeline
30 March 2022Most recent
£650,000
+128.1%over 19 years28 November 2002
£285,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LA2 9NB: £425,000 (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
£625,000Forge Bridge Cottage, Caton, Lancaster, LA2 9NB
Sold Sept 2015
£395,000The Nook, Caton, Lancaster, LA2 9NB
Sold Sept 2013
£425,000Forge House, Caton, Lancaster, LA2 9NB
Sold Mar 2013
£325,000
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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
On epc rating, 2 Forge Mill stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£3,171
Street avg £2,736
Floor Area
205 m²
Street avg 153 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.4 t/year
Street avg 7.1 t/year
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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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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.6dB