What kind of home is 23 Cathedral Drive, LA3 3RE?

23 Cathedral Drive, LA3 3RE is a 3-bedroom detached house.

What was the last sold price for 23 Cathedral Drive, LA3 3RE?

23 Cathedral Drive, LA3 3RE last sold for £232,000 in June 2022, around 4 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £80,000 in December 1996. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 23 Cathedral Drive, LA3 3RE?

Across 3 sales between December 1996 and June 2022, 23 Cathedral Drive, LA3 3RE rose from £80,000 to £232,000, a change of £152,000. That works out to roughly +4.3% per year compounded over 26 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 23 Cathedral Drive, LA3 3RE?

The current EPC rating for 23 Cathedral Drive, LA3 3RE is B with a score of 86 out of 100, lodged in February 2022. It has improved from a E recorded in July 2013 (3 bands). Source: EPC Register.

How big is 23 Cathedral Drive, LA3 3RE?

23 Cathedral Drive, LA3 3RE has a recorded floor area of 89 m² (958 sq ft), around 30 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 11% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in LA3 3RE. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 23 Cathedral Drive, LA3 3RE use?

The latest EPC at 23 Cathedral Drive, LA3 3RE records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 23 Cathedral Drive, LA3 3RE?

23 Cathedral Drive, LA3 3RE is in council tax band D.

Which area is 23 Cathedral Drive, LA3 3RE in?

23 Cathedral Drive, LA3 3RE sits in Heaton With Oxcliffe, Morecambe, Morecambe. It falls within the LA3 postcode district in Lancashire.

How safe is the area around 23 Cathedral Drive, LA3 3RE?

Police records around 23 Cathedral Drive, LA3 3RE show an average of 6 reported crimes per month over the last 13 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 26% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is rising (167% versus the prior period). Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 23 Cathedral Drive, LA3 3RE?

The closest primary school to 23 Cathedral Drive, LA3 3RE is Morecambe and Heysham Westgate Primary School (389m), one of 13 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Bay Leadership Academy (1.3km), with 3 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What transport links are near 23 Cathedral Drive, LA3 3RE?

The closest bus stop to 23 Cathedral Drive, LA3 3RE is Westgate Primary School, 315m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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23 Cathedral Drive, Heaton With Oxcliffe, Morecambe, LA3 3RE

EPC B3 sales on record

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Floor area

89 m²

958 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 86

Council tax

Band D

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 23 Cathedral Drive

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

23 Cathedral Drive is a three-bedroom detached house in Heaton With Oxcliffe, Morecambe, Morecambe (LA3 3RE). It has a recorded floor area of 89 m² (around 958 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (February 2022) returns a high B (score 86), putting the home a stone's throw from an A rating. When first surveyed in July 2013 the rating was E, the property has climbed 3 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good, window efficiency went from Average to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good.

On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Across 1996–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £279,000 is 20.3% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£242/sq ft) was about 71.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold June 2022 for £232,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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Valuation

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Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms3

Energy

Energy performance

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

23 Cathedral Drive ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.

Current Certificate(1 of 4)

Feb 2022

EPC Rating

B86

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

1.7 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Feb 2015from Jul 2013

Windows

AverageGood

Window efficiency improved

Floor Insulation

UninsulatedPartial

Floor insulation added or improved

Nov 2015from Feb 2015

EPC improved fromE44toD67

Hot Water

AverageGood

Hot water efficiency improved

Wall Insulation

UninsulatedInsulated Cavity

Cavity wall insulation installed

Roof Insulation

InsulatedWell Insulated

Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels

Low Energy Lighting

60%100%

More low energy lighting installed

Feb 2022from Nov 2015

EPC improved fromD67toB86

Heating Controls

Prog + StatFull

Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management

Windows

AverageGood

Window efficiency improved

Floor Insulation

UninsulatedPartial

Floor insulation added or improved

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 23 Cathedral Drive, Heaton With Oxcliffe, Morecambe, LA3 3RE, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

23 Cathedral Drive has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

2applications of note in the surrounding area

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Price

Sales history & valuation

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

Sale price has at least doubled since 1996.

Current estimate

£279,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.3% per year over 26 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£232,000

Growth on file: 4.3% per year over 26 years.

Sales timeline

28 June 2022Most recent
£232,000
+62.2%over 7 years
9 January 2015
£143,000
+78.8%over 18 years
13 December 1996
£80,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in LA3 3RE: £296,000 (2025–2022).

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On the street

Versus other Cathedral Drive homes

Four headline reads against 29 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

23 Cathedral Drive outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,607

Street avg £1,902

Strongly above

Floor Area

89 m²

Street avg 101 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

1.7 t/year

Street avg 4.6 t/year

Strongly above

Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

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3 bed1 bath

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1 Bryony Court

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3 bed1 bath

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1 Chapel View, Overton

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4 bed

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1 Chapel Barn, Chapel View, Overton

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4 bed

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1 Chapel Lane, Overton

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2 bed1 bath

£214k

1 Acorn Garden

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2 bed1 bath

Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Morecambe district page.

Full Morecambe report

Reported crime in the wider district is trending notably upward year-on-year.

Crime

6/mo

Rising year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.3 km

Westgate Primary School — bus stop.

Closest school

0.4 km

Morecambe and Heysham Westgate Primary School. 16 schools nearby.

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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around LA3 3RE from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

49.5dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for LA3 3RE

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.7dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

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Everything within walking distance

Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 46 points of interest in total.

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