What kind of home is 34 Cathedral Drive, LA3 3RE?

34 Cathedral Drive, LA3 3RE is a detached house.

What was the last sold price for 34 Cathedral Drive, LA3 3RE?

34 Cathedral Drive, LA3 3RE last sold for £365,000 in May 2024, around 2 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £84,950 in October 1999. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has 34 Cathedral Drive, LA3 3RE appreciated in value?

Across 3 sales between October 1999 and May 2024, 34 Cathedral Drive, LA3 3RE rose from £84,950 to £365,000, a change of £280,050. That works out to roughly +6.1% per year compounded over 25 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 34 Cathedral Drive, LA3 3RE have?

The current EPC rating for 34 Cathedral Drive, LA3 3RE is D with a score of 58 out of 100, lodged in June 2016. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 34 Cathedral Drive, LA3 3RE?

34 Cathedral Drive, LA3 3RE has a recorded floor area of 117 m² (1,259 sq ft). That makes it about 19% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in LA3 3RE. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 34 Cathedral Drive, LA3 3RE use?

The latest EPC at 34 Cathedral Drive, LA3 3RE records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Are there any planning records for 34 Cathedral Drive, LA3 3RE?

34 Cathedral Drive, LA3 3RE has council approval for single-storey rear extension granted in October 2021 under ref. 21/00837/FUL. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What is the council tax band for 34 Cathedral Drive, LA3 3RE?

34 Cathedral Drive, LA3 3RE is in council tax band E.

Which area is 34 Cathedral Drive, LA3 3RE in?

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

What is crime like near 34 Cathedral Drive, LA3 3RE?

Police records around 34 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 34 Cathedral Drive, LA3 3RE?

The closest primary school to 34 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.

How well connected is 34 Cathedral Drive, LA3 3RE?

The closest bus stop to 34 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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34 Cathedral Drive, Heaton With Oxcliffe, Morecambe, LA3 3RE

3 sales on record1 planning record

Property type

Detached

Habitable rooms

From EPC

Floor area

117 m²

1259 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 58

Council tax

Band E

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 34 Cathedral Drive

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

34 Cathedral Drive is a detached house in Heaton With Oxcliffe, Morecambe, Morecambe (LA3 3RE). It has a recorded floor area of 117 m² (around 1259 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (June 2016) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from June 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2021. Past consents include an extension, a conservatory and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 117 m² it's 19.4% larger than the typical home in the postcode (98 m² median across 29 EPCs). Across 1999–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.1% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£290/sq ft) was about 104.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold May 2024 for £365,000.

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Trends

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Energy

Energy performance

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

34 Cathedral Drive's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 01 Jun 2026

EPC Rating

D58

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Average

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

6.1 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 34 Cathedral Drive, Heaton With Oxcliffe, Morecambe, LA3 3RE, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.

Oct 2021
ConservatoryFull
In report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Demolition of existing conservatory and erection of a replacement single storey rear extension
Agent
Inscope Project Consultants
ExtensionDemolition
Documents
7 docs on file
Reference
21/00837/FUL
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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.

Price for 34 Cathedral Drive has grown more than fourfold since the 1999 starting point.

Current estimate

£373,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.1% per year over 25 years.

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Last sold (2024)

£365,000

Growth on file: 6.1% per year over 25 years.

Sales timeline

23 May 2024Most recent
£365,000
+105.1%over 7 years
20 October 2016
£178,000
+109.5%over 16 years
24 October 1999
£84,950

Median price across the last 5 sales in LA3 3RE: £287,500 (2025–2022).

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Versus other Cathedral Drive homes

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

34 Cathedral Drive outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£3,120

Street avg £1,881

Strongly above

Floor Area

117 m²

Street avg 100 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

6.1 t/year

Street avg 4.4 t/year

Strongly below

Comparables

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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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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

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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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