17 Vicarage Avenue, Brookhouse, Lancaster, LA2 9NT
About 17 Vicarage Avenue
17 Vicarage Avenue is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Brookhouse, Lancaster, Lancaster (LA2 9NT). It has a recorded floor area of 121 m² (around 1304 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (October 2008) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 57). The latest certificate is from October 2008, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a conservatory.
Held since April 2009 — that's 17 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2017. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1997–2009, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £241,000 is 20.5% above the 2009 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£153/sq ft) was about 24.1% below the postcode norm.
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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
- Bedrooms3
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
Energy performance
17 Vicarage Avenue 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 06 Oct 2018
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Dec 2017ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Demolition of existing rear single storey extension and detached garage and erection of a replacement single storey rear extension and an attached garage to the side
- Agent
- Plan and Design Ltd
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 17/01400/FUL
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
17 Vicarage Avenue has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1997.
£241,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.9% per year over 12 years.
£199,950
Growth on file: 8.9% per year over 12 years.
Sales timeline
29 April 2009Most recent
£199,950
+23.4%over 5 years5 October 2003
£162,000
+121.9%over 6 years30 June 1997
£73,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LA2 9NT: £325,000 (2024–2022).
Nearby sales in LA2 9NT
15 Vicarage Avenue, Brookhouse, Lancaster, LA2 9NT
Sold Jul 2024
£272,5009 Vicarage Avenue, Brookhouse, Lancaster, LA2 9NT
Sold Jul 2023
£325,0006 Vicarage Avenue, Brookhouse, Lancaster, LA2 9NT
Sold Nov 2022
£290,00016 Vicarage Avenue, Brookhouse, Lancaster, LA2 9NT
Sold Sept 2022
£355,0005 Vicarage Avenue, Brookhouse, Lancaster, LA2 9NT
Sold Mar 2022
£370,000
Everything we know about 17 Vicarage Avenue, 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 other Vicarage Avenue homes
17 Vicarage Avenue is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£1,650
Street avg £2,500
Floor Area
121 m²
Street avg 105 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.0 t/year
Street avg 4.5 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
0.1 km
Four Winds — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Caton St Paul's Church of England Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.8dB