8 Roman Crescent, Caton, Lancaster, LA2 9RD
About 8 Roman Crescent
8 Roman Crescent is a semi-detached house in Caton, Lancaster, Lancaster (LA2 9RD). It has a recorded floor area of 42 m² (around 452 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (August 2024) shows a G (score 15), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 92), a 6-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
At 42 m² it sits well below the postcode median (64 m² across 11 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. Today's modelled estimate of £141,000 sits 116.9% above the 2022 sale of £65,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£144/sq ft) was about 18.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 5 planning records sit against the property, 5 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Most recent transfer: July 2022 at £65,000. 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
Energy performance
8 Roman Crescent sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Planning history
8 Roman Crescent has been through 5 approved planning applications — a well-evolved property.
- Jul 2025AmendmentIn report
Non-material amendment on approved application 23/01397/FUL to increase footprint of extension
- Agent
- Plan and Design Ltd
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- 25/00707/NMA
- May 2025AmendmentIn report
Non-material amendment to planning permission 23/01397/FUL for alterations to footprint, window, door and step position
- Agent
- Plan and Design Ltd
- Reference
- 25/00420/NMA
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£141,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£65,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
7 July 2022Most recent
£65,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LA2 9RD: £95,000 (2019–1997).
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What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
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- Larger development activity nearby

Versus other Roman Crescent homes
On epc rating, 8 Roman Crescent runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
15 (G)
Street avg 71 (C)
Floor Area
42 m²
Street avg 73 m²
CO₂ Emissions
5.8 t/year
Street avg 2.6 t/year
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 3 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
0.1 km
Beckside — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Caton Primary School. 3 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.7dB