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Get started1a is a five-bedroom detached house in Slack Head, Milnthorpe, Milnthorpe (LA7 7BB). It has a recorded floor area of 198 m² (around 2131 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (May 2019) shows a C (score 70). When first surveyed in March 2010 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 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; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 10.2% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£305/sq ft) was about 50.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 198 m² the property is well over the postcode median (140 m² across 17 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include solar panel installation, tree works and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Most recent transfer: May 2024 at £650,000.
1a ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
1a has an approved single-storey extension on the planning record.
Sale price has at least doubled since 2016.
£630,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 10.2% per year over 8 years.
£650,000
Growth on file: 10.2% per year over 8 years.
On epc rating, 1a stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£3,283
Street avg £2,754
Floor Area
198 m²
Street avg 152 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
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
1.4 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.1dB

Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency decreased
Window efficiency improved
Roof insulation improved
Switched from oil to mains gas, reducing emissions and costs
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system changed
Cavity wall insulation installed
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
More low energy lighting installed
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Re-roof garage with pitched roof rather than flat, and installation of inset solar panels
Fell co-dominant Ash & plant replacement. Crown raise & carry out formative pruning to re-balance the crown of Oak adjacent above Ash. Oak smaller tree on the boundary with Leighton Beck Road, formative pruning to allow introduction of new planting beneath by crown raising to 1.6m
1 more application for this property
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20 May 2024Most recent
£650,000
+30.0%over 4 years12 August 2019
£500,000
+69.5%over 3 years24 March 2016
£295,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in LA7 7BB: £462,500 (2025–2019).
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Sold May 2025
20 Hill Crest Drive Slack Head Milnthorpe
Sold Mar 2025
White Lodge Hill Crest Drive Slack Head Milnthorpe
Sold Sept 2022
26a Hill Crest Drive Slack Head Milnthorpe
Sold Jul 2022
15 Hill Crest Drive Slack Head Milnthorpe
Sold Sept 2019
CO₂ Emissions
6.8 t/year
Street avg 8.0 t/year
LA7 7RL
Gait Barrows — bus stop.
Closest school
1.0 km
Beetham CofE Primary School. 3 schools nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.1dB
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