What kind of home is 50 Cathedral Drive, LA3 3RE?

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

What did 50 Cathedral Drive, LA3 3RE sell for?

50 Cathedral Drive, LA3 3RE last sold for £253,000 in October 2025. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £80,700 in September 1996. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of 50 Cathedral Drive, LA3 3RE changed over time?

Across 3 sales between September 1996 and October 2025, 50 Cathedral Drive, LA3 3RE rose from £80,700 to £253,000, a change of £172,300. That works out to roughly +4% per year compounded over 29 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 50 Cathedral Drive, LA3 3RE have?

The current EPC rating for 50 Cathedral Drive, LA3 3RE is D with a score of 67 out of 100, lodged in May 2025. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 50 Cathedral Drive, LA3 3RE?

50 Cathedral Drive, LA3 3RE has a recorded floor area of 80 m² (861 sq ft), around 27 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 20% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in LA3 3RE. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 50 Cathedral Drive, LA3 3RE use?

The latest EPC at 50 Cathedral Drive, LA3 3RE records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Are there any planning records for 50 Cathedral Drive, LA3 3RE?

50 Cathedral Drive, LA3 3RE has 1 planning record on file (1 refused), most recent in March 2012. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What is the council tax band for 50 Cathedral Drive, LA3 3RE?

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

Which area is 50 Cathedral Drive, LA3 3RE in?

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

Is 50 Cathedral Drive, LA3 3RE in a safe area?

Police records around 50 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 50 Cathedral Drive, LA3 3RE?

The closest primary school to 50 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 50 Cathedral Drive, LA3 3RE?

The closest bus stop to 50 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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50 Cathedral Drive, Heaton With Oxcliffe, Morecambe, LA3 3RE

3 sales on record1 planning record

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

80 m²

861 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 67

Council tax

Band D

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 50 Cathedral Drive

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

50 Cathedral Drive is a three-bedroom detached house in Heaton With Oxcliffe, Morecambe, Morecambe (LA3 3RE). It has a recorded floor area of 80 m² (around 861 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (May 2025) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include a conservatory.

It changed hands recently, sold October 2025 for £253,000. Across 1996–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 4% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£294/sq ft) was about 107.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 80 m² it's 20% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (100 m² median across 29 EPCs). One planning record on file: a garage conversion refused in 2012.

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Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms2
Open-plan layoutYes
Dining roomYes
Utility roomYes
CloakroomYes
EnsuiteYes
ConservatoryYes

Outside

Private gardenrear
Garageintegral

Building

Heating systemgas

Energy

Energy performance

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

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Rating

D67

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

3.1 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 50 Cathedral Drive, Heaton With Oxcliffe, Morecambe, LA3 3RE, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Mar 2012
Garage ConversionFull
In report
Conversion of garage into a bedroom
Agent
BUILDING PLAN SERVICES LTD
Reference
12/00088/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.

Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1996.

Current estimate

£267,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.0% per year over 29 years.

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Last sold (2025)

£253,000

Growth on file: 4.0% per year over 29 years.

Sales timeline

16 October 2025Most recent
£253,000
+261.7%over 25 years
27 April 2000
£69,950
-13.3%over 3 years
26 September 1996
£80,700

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

Price per m² for 50 Cathedral Drive runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£3,163

Street avg £1,880

Strongly above

Floor Area

80 m²

Street avg 102 m²

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Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

3.1 t/year

Street avg 4.5 t/year

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

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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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