What kind of home is 5 Cathedral Drive, LA3 3RE?

5 Cathedral Drive, LA3 3RE is a 2-bedroom detached house.

What did 5 Cathedral Drive, LA3 3RE sell for?

5 Cathedral Drive, LA3 3RE last sold for £63,500 in August 2001, around 25 years ago. Before that, it sold for £59,950 in April 1998, so prices have been rising over 3 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 5 Cathedral Drive, LA3 3RE?

Across 2 sales between April 1998 and August 2001, 5 Cathedral Drive, LA3 3RE rose from £59,950 to £63,500, a change of £3,550. That works out to roughly +1.7% per year compounded over 3 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 5 Cathedral Drive, LA3 3RE?

The current EPC rating for 5 Cathedral Drive, LA3 3RE is C with a score of 69 out of 100, lodged in August 2025. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 5 Cathedral Drive, LA3 3RE?

5 Cathedral Drive, LA3 3RE has a recorded floor area of 69 m² (743 sq ft), around 35 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 31% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in LA3 3RE. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 5 Cathedral Drive, LA3 3RE use?

The latest EPC at 5 Cathedral Drive, LA3 3RE records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 5 Cathedral Drive, LA3 3RE?

5 Cathedral Drive, LA3 3RE is in council tax band C.

Which area is 5 Cathedral Drive, LA3 3RE in?

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

Is 5 Cathedral Drive, LA3 3RE in a safe area?

Police records around 5 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 5 Cathedral Drive, LA3 3RE?

The closest primary school to 5 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 5 Cathedral Drive, LA3 3RE?

The closest bus stop to 5 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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5 Cathedral Drive, Heaton With Oxcliffe, Morecambe, LA3 3RE

Extendable

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

69 m²

743 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 69

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Freehold

Overview

About 5 Cathedral Drive

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

5 Cathedral Drive is a two-bedroom detached house in Heaton With Oxcliffe, Morecambe, Morecambe (LA3 3RE). It has a recorded floor area of 69 m² (around 743 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band C. Tenure is freehold. Other recorded features include a conservatory. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy. The latest certificate (August 2025) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band.

Untraded for 25 years, with the last transfer in August 2001. Across 1998–2001, sale prices on this property compounded at 1.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £219,000 sits 244.9% above the 2001 sale of £63,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£85/sq ft) was about 40.2% below the postcode norm. At 69 m² it sits well below the postcode median (100 m² across 29 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 72% of similar EPCs).

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Risks

planning & flood

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Trends

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Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms2
Bathrooms1
Dining roomYes
CloakroomYes
EnsuiteYes
ConservatoryYes

Outside

Private gardenrear

Building

TenureFreehold
Heating systemgas
Extension potentialPossible

Energy

Energy performance

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

EPC Rating

C69

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Poor

CO2 Emissions

2.6 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 5 Cathedral Drive, Heaton With Oxcliffe, Morecambe, LA3 3RE, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

5 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.

5 Cathedral Drive's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (1998).

Current estimate

£219,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 1.7% per year over 3 years.

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Last sold (2001)

£63,500

Growth on file: 1.7% per year over 3 years.

Sales timeline

29 August 2001Most recent
£63,500
+5.9%over 3 years
20 April 1998
£59,950

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.

Floor Area for 5 Cathedral Drive lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£920

Street avg £1,969

Strongly below

Floor Area

69 m²

Street avg 102 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

2.6 t/year

Street avg 4.5 t/year

Strongly above

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

Low

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Everything within walking distance

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

FAQ

Common questions

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