Old Chapel, Chapel Square, Brookhouse, Lancaster, LA2 9PL
About Old Chapel
Old Chapel is a two-bedroom detached house in Brookhouse, Lancaster, Lancaster (LA2 9PL). It has a recorded floor area of 89 m² (around 958 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (September 2025) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump. Period features are noted in the property record.
Held since February 2008 — that's 18 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 89 m² the property is well over the postcode median (65 m² across 3 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2000–2008, sale prices on this property compounded at 15.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £278,000 is 23.6% above the 2008 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£235/sq ft) was about 190.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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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
- Bedrooms2
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- Parkingoff_street
Building
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Old Chapel has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
5applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on Old Chapel was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£278,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 15.5% per year over 8 years.
£225,000
Growth on file: 15.5% per year over 8 years.
Sales timeline
7 February 2008Most recent
£225,000
+196.1%over 7 years24 July 2000
£76,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LA2 9PL: £112,500 (2025–1999).
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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 other Chapel Square homes
Floor Area for Old Chapel runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
EPC Rating
63 (D)
Street avg 66 (D)
Floor Area
89 m²
Street avg 65 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.1 t/year
Street avg 2.9 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
St Pauls CEPS — 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
49.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.6dB