What kind of home is 16 Vicarage Avenue, LA2 9NT?

16 Vicarage Avenue, LA2 9NT is a 4-bedroom detached house.

What was the last sold price for 16 Vicarage Avenue, LA2 9NT?

16 Vicarage Avenue, LA2 9NT last sold for £355,000 in September 2022, around 4 years ago. Land Registry has 4 sales on record going back to £78,000 in August 2001. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 16 Vicarage Avenue, LA2 9NT?

Across 4 sales between August 2001 and September 2022, 16 Vicarage Avenue, LA2 9NT rose from £78,000 to £355,000, a change of £277,000. That works out to roughly +7.4% per year compounded over 21 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 16 Vicarage Avenue, LA2 9NT?

The current EPC rating for 16 Vicarage Avenue, LA2 9NT is D with a score of 65 out of 100, lodged in September 2012. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 16 Vicarage Avenue, LA2 9NT?

16 Vicarage Avenue, LA2 9NT has a recorded floor area of 101 m² (1,087 sq ft), around 25 m² per bedroom. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 16 Vicarage Avenue, LA2 9NT use?

The latest EPC at 16 Vicarage Avenue, LA2 9NT records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Are there any planning records for 16 Vicarage Avenue, LA2 9NT?

16 Vicarage Avenue, LA2 9NT has 1 planning record on file (1 approved), most recent in October 2013. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What is the council tax band for 16 Vicarage Avenue, LA2 9NT?

16 Vicarage Avenue, LA2 9NT is in council tax band D.

Which area is 16 Vicarage Avenue, LA2 9NT in?

16 Vicarage Avenue, LA2 9NT sits in Brookhouse, Lancaster, Lancaster. It falls within the LA2 postcode district in Lancashire.

What is crime like near 16 Vicarage Avenue, LA2 9NT?

Police records around 16 Vicarage Avenue, LA2 9NT show an average of 3 reported crimes per month over the last 5 months. Other theft makes up roughly 31% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 16 Vicarage Avenue, LA2 9NT?

The closest primary school to 16 Vicarage Avenue, LA2 9NT is Caton St Paul's Church of England Primary School (361m), one of 2 primaries within walking distance.

What is the nearest station to 16 Vicarage Avenue, LA2 9NT?

The closest bus stop to 16 Vicarage Avenue, LA2 9NT is Four Winds, 136m away. In total there are 22 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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16 Vicarage Avenue, Brookhouse, Lancaster, LA2 9NT

4 sales on record1 planning record

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

101 m²

1087 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 65

Council tax

Band D

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 16 Vicarage Avenue

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

16 Vicarage Avenue is a four-bedroom detached house in Brookhouse, Lancaster, Lancaster (LA2 9NT). It has a recorded floor area of 101 m² (around 1087 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (September 2012) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from September 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a conservatory.

Last sale on file: £355,000 in September 2022. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. One planning record on file: a loft conversion approved in 2013. Past consents include a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2001–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.4% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£327/sq ft) was about 83.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

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Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms4
Bathrooms2
Open-plan layoutYes
EnsuiteYes
ConservatoryYes

Outside

Private gardenYes
GarageYes

Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 19 Sept 2022

EPC Rating

D65

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Very Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

4.0 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 16 Vicarage Avenue, Brookhouse, Lancaster, LA2 9NT, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Oct 2013
Loft ConversionFull
In report
Construction of dormer windows to the front and rear elevations
Documents
10 docs on file
Reference
13/00869/FUL
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Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Price for 16 Vicarage Avenue has grown more than fourfold since the 2001 starting point.

Current estimate

£363,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.4% per year over 21 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£355,000

Growth on file: 7.4% per year over 21 years.

Sales timeline

22 September 2022Most recent
£355,000
+77.5%over 9 years
3 December 2012
£200,000
-7.0%over 6 years
17 August 2006
£215,000
+175.6%over 5 years
2 August 2001
£78,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in LA2 9NT: £325,000 (2024–2021).

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On the street

Versus other Vicarage Avenue homes

Four headline reads against 11 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On price per m², 16 Vicarage Avenue stands well clear of the street.

Price per m²

£3,515

Street avg £2,330

Strongly above

Floor Area

101 m²

Street avg 106 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

4.0 t/year

Street avg 4.8 t/year

Above

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Area

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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

Four Winds — bus stop.

Closest school

0.4 km

Caton St Paul's Church of England Primary School. 2 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around LA2 9NT from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

48.6dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for LA2 9NT

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.8dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

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Everything within walking distance

Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 24 points of interest in total.

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