Terraced 2 sales on record

17 ULSTER ROAD

LANCASTER, LANCASHIRE, LA1 4AH

£227,500

Location

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Nearby

Nearest stations, universities and amenities (distance from property).

Type	Name	Distance
Shop	Coral	0.1 miles
Bus stop	Cork Road	0.1 miles
University	University of Cumbria, Lancaster Campus	0.2 miles
Train station	Lancaster	1.1 miles
Hospital	Dacrelands Clinic	1.6 miles

Property details

Tenure

Freehold

Property type

Terraced

Floor area

87 m²

EPC rating

Year built

England and Wales: before 1900

Last sold

£227,500 Jan 2026

Price per m²

£2,615/m²

Local average

£172,265 (76 sales)

Street crime

242 incidents within 1 mile (May 2026)

EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

Current rating: D

Potential rating: C

Inspection date: 18/10/2025

Expiry date: 17/10/2035

Current heating cost: £1,194/year

Potential heating cost: £795/year

Est. upgrade cost to C: £27,035

EPC D or below may face future regulation risk. Upgrading to C could improve long-term ROI.

Recommendations

Increase loft insulation to 270 mm (£900 - £1,200)
50 mm internal or external wall insulation (£7,500 - £11,000)
Floor insulation (suspended floor) (£5,000 - £10,000)
Upgrade heating controls (£220 - £250)
Solar photovoltaic panels, 2.5 kWp (£8,000 - £10,000)

View full EPC on gov.uk

Price history

Event	Date	Price	Type	% change	Today’s value (HPI)	Action
Sold	30/01/2026	£227,500	Terraced	+64.9%	£220,796 to April 2026	View transaction
Sold	29/01/2016	£138,000	Terraced	—	£203,023 to April 2026	View transaction

Historic listings

No historic listing events could be matched to the sales on record for this address. We only show events where a listing page could be linked to a Land Registry sale here.

Sold comparables

Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles (last 5 years). Land Registry Price Paid Data.

Address	Price	Date	Type
18 ULSTER ROAD, LANCASTER, LANCASHIRE, LA1 4AH	£190,000	15/01/2026	Terraced
8 AVONDALE ROAD, LANCASTER, LANCASHIRE, LA1 4BY	£178,000	15/01/2026	Terraced
11 ROSEBERY AVENUE, LANCASTER, LANCASHIRE, LA1 4DJ	£215,000	12/01/2026	Terraced
36 GOLGOTHA ROAD, LANCASTER, LANCASHIRE, LA1 3AA	£145,000	21/11/2025	Terraced
30 AVONDALE ROAD, LANCASTER, LANCASHIRE, LA1 4BY	£164,000	07/11/2025	Terraced
39 AVONDALE ROAD, LANCASTER, LANCASHIRE, LA1 4BZ	£171,500	21/08/2025	Terraced
35 ROSEBERY AVENUE, LANCASTER, LANCASHIRE, LA1 4DJ	£149,950	31/03/2025	Terraced
40 GOLGOTHA ROAD, LANCASTER, LANCASHIRE, LA1 3AA	£225,000	04/12/2023	Terraced
23 AVONDALE ROAD, LANCASTER, LANCASHIRE, LA1 4BZ	£160,000	29/11/2023	Terraced
50 ADELPHI STREET, LANCASTER, LANCASHIRE, LA1 4AF	£155,000	27/10/2023	Terraced
77 TRAFALGAR ROAD, LANCASTER, LANCASHIRE, LA1 4DB	£140,000	06/10/2023	Terraced
37 COULSTON ROAD, LANCASTER, LANCASHIRE, LA1 3AD	£178,000	29/09/2023	Terraced
24 NEWSHAM ROAD, LANCASTER, LANCASHIRE, LA1 4DG	£192,500	28/09/2023	Terraced
19 TRAFALGAR ROAD, LANCASTER, LANCASHIRE, LA1 4DB	£139,500	27/09/2023	Terraced
5 ADELPHI STREET, LANCASTER, LANCASHIRE, LA1 4AF	£145,000	17/08/2023	Terraced
75 ULSTER ROAD, LANCASTER, LANCASHIRE, LA1 4AH	£210,000	14/08/2023	Terraced
35 ADELPHI STREET, LANCASTER, LANCASHIRE, LA1 4AF	£152,000	24/07/2023	Terraced
71 AVONDALE ROAD, LANCASTER, LANCASHIRE, LA1 4BZ	£192,000	20/06/2023	Terraced
54 ADELPHI STREET, LANCASTER, LANCASHIRE, LA1 4AF	£166,500	24/04/2023	Terraced
28 ADELPHI STREET, LANCASTER, LANCASHIRE, LA1 4AF	£139,950	14/04/2023	Terraced

Area average: £170,445 (20 sales)

For sale comparables

No active for-sale comparables found within 1 mile for the same property type.

Capital growth trend

Land Registry outcode average: last 12 months vs 5y and 10y ago (from sold prices).

5y growth 9.5%

10y growth 8.1%

House Price Index (HM Land Registry — official index, not sold-price averages): Lancaster. Series: Terraced. As of April 2026.

1y (index) 0.8%

5y (index) 18.9%

10y (index) 47.3%

Rental Range

Estimated market rent for Lancaster. Low = conservative, Realistic = average, Optimistic = best case.

Low £730/mo

Realistic £811/mo

Optimistic £892/mo

Based on Local Authority from postcode lookup → Lancaster.

LHA (30th percentile) floor for Lancaster: Apr 2025 – Mar 2026

Rental Comparables

Residential lets from OpenRent and Rightmove for the area. Bedroom counts vary — use the Beds column to compare like-for-like lets. Student lets are excluded.

Title	Rent	Beds	Distance	As seen on
Studio Flat, St Leonards Gate, LA1	£758/mo	1	0.93 miles	OpenRent

Average rent: £758/mo (1 listing)

Rent-driven metrics

Based on OpenRent comparables.

Rent ratio 0.33%

Max investor price (0.8%) £94,750

Target investor price (1%) £75,800

Gross yield 4%

Cost-to-rent ratio 25×

Monthly cashflow £-239/mo 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term

Cash-on-cash ROI -4.3%

Rent ratio — Monthly rent ÷ purchase price (1% rule). 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak for cashflow.
Max investor price — Rent ÷ 0.8%; the price at which rent would be 0.8% of price (Stoke-style target).
Target investor price — Rent ÷ 1%; the price at which rent would be 1% of price (strong cashflow band).
Gross yield — Annual rent as % of purchase price (no costs).
Cost-to-rent — Price ÷ annual rent (from OpenRent comparables). Under 14× = strong, 14–16× = acceptable, 17×+ = compressed.
Cashflow — Rent minus mortgage, 10% maintenance, £25/mo compliance. Assumes 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term.
ROI — Annual profit ÷ cash in (deposit + 4% purchase costs).

Flood risk

Zone: 1

Risk: Low

Not in Flood Risk Area (no data)

Street-level crime

Category	Count
Violence and sexual offences	84
Anti-social behaviour	47
Shoplifting	34
Criminal damage and arson	20
Public order	15
Other theft	12
Burglary	8
Vehicle crime	6
Other crime	5
Bicycle theft	3
Drugs	3
Possession of weapons	3
Robbery	1
Theft from the person	1
Total incidents	242

Within 1 mile during May 2026. Source: data.police.uk (England & Wales).

Schools nearby

Nearest open schools with Ofsted ratings (England). Closed schools are not shown. Data from Get Information about Schools and Ofsted.

Name	Type	Distance	Ofsted
Bowerham Primary & Nursery School	Primary	0.3 miles	Good — 7 Jan 2022
St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School, Lancaster	Primary	0.3 miles	Outstanding — 25 Jun 2024
Stepping Stones School	Other	0.4 miles	Outstanding — 30 Mar 2015
Moorside Primary School	Primary	0.4 miles	Good — 23 May 2018
Scotforth St Paul's Church of England Primary and Nursery School	Primary	0.5 miles	Good — 30 Jan 2024

FENSA

No FENSA certificates found for this address.

# 17 ULSTER ROAD, LANCASTER, LANCASHIRE, LA1 4AH

## Property details

- Slug: `16bbddb` (address key hash: `16bbddb679d26c5b0b394d25951e37c9b3044afa`)
- Postcode: LA1 4AH
- Transactions on record: 2

- Tenure: Freehold
- Property type: Terraced
- Floor area: 87 m²
- EPC rating: D
- Year built: England and Wales: before 1900
- Last sold: £227,500 Jan 2026
- Price per m²: £2,615/m²
- Local average: £172,265 (76 sales)
- Street crime: 242 incidents within 1 mile (May 2026)

## Latest sale

- Price: £227,500
- Date: 2026-01-30
- Type: T
- Tenure: F

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** D
- **Potential rating:** C
- **Expiry date:** 17/10/2035
- **Current heating cost:** £1,194/year
- **Est. upgrade cost to C:** £27,035

### Recommendations
- A (£900 - £1,200)
- Q (£7,500 - £11,000)
- W1 (£5,000 - £10,000)
- G (£220 - £250)
- U (£8,000 - £10,000)

[View full EPC on gov.uk](https://find-energy-certificate.service.gov.uk/energy-certificate/7490-7987-0522-5590-3053)

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2026-01-30 | £227,500 | Terraced | +64.9% | £220,796 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/4e75c29d-5446-8922-e063-4804a8c094d0) |
| Sold | 2016-01-29 | £138,000 | Terraced | — | £203,023 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/2d1e4b26-743f-fcd1-e050-a8c0630544ec) |

*Today’s value (HPI): adjusted using published house price index trends for the area and property type; not a valuation of the property today.*

## Sales History

*Recorded sales for this property. Data from Land Registry Price Paid.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 17 ULSTER ROAD, LANCASTER, LANCASHIRE, LA1 4AH | £227,500 | 30/01/2026 | Terraced |
| 17 ULSTER ROAD, LANCASTER, LANCASHIRE, LA1 4AH | £138,000 | 29/01/2016 | Terraced |

## Sold Comparables

*Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles. Data from Land Registry Price Paid. Last 5 years.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 18 ULSTER ROAD, LANCASTER, LANCASHIRE, LA1 4AH | £190,000 | 15/01/2026 | Terraced |
| 8 AVONDALE ROAD, LANCASTER, LANCASHIRE, LA1 4BY | £178,000 | 15/01/2026 | Terraced |
| 11 ROSEBERY AVENUE, LANCASTER, LANCASHIRE, LA1 4DJ | £215,000 | 12/01/2026 | Terraced |
| 36 GOLGOTHA ROAD, LANCASTER, LANCASHIRE, LA1 3AA | £145,000 | 21/11/2025 | Terraced |
| 30 AVONDALE ROAD, LANCASTER, LANCASHIRE, LA1 4BY | £164,000 | 07/11/2025 | Terraced |
| 39 AVONDALE ROAD, LANCASTER, LANCASHIRE, LA1 4BZ | £171,500 | 21/08/2025 | Terraced |
| 35 ROSEBERY AVENUE, LANCASTER, LANCASHIRE, LA1 4DJ | £149,950 | 31/03/2025 | Terraced |
| 40 GOLGOTHA ROAD, LANCASTER, LANCASHIRE, LA1 3AA | £225,000 | 04/12/2023 | Terraced |
| 23 AVONDALE ROAD, LANCASTER, LANCASHIRE, LA1 4BZ | £160,000 | 29/11/2023 | Terraced |
| 50 ADELPHI STREET, LANCASTER, LANCASHIRE, LA1 4AF | £155,000 | 27/10/2023 | Terraced |
| 77 TRAFALGAR ROAD, LANCASTER, LANCASHIRE, LA1 4DB | £140,000 | 06/10/2023 | Terraced |
| 37 COULSTON ROAD, LANCASTER, LANCASHIRE, LA1 3AD | £178,000 | 29/09/2023 | Terraced |
| 24 NEWSHAM ROAD, LANCASTER, LANCASHIRE, LA1 4DG | £192,500 | 28/09/2023 | Terraced |
| 19 TRAFALGAR ROAD, LANCASTER, LANCASHIRE, LA1 4DB | £139,500 | 27/09/2023 | Terraced |
| 5 ADELPHI STREET, LANCASTER, LANCASHIRE, LA1 4AF | £145,000 | 17/08/2023 | Terraced |
| 75 ULSTER ROAD, LANCASTER, LANCASHIRE, LA1 4AH | £210,000 | 14/08/2023 | Terraced |
| 35 ADELPHI STREET, LANCASTER, LANCASHIRE, LA1 4AF | £152,000 | 24/07/2023 | Terraced |
| 71 AVONDALE ROAD, LANCASTER, LANCASHIRE, LA1 4BZ | £192,000 | 20/06/2023 | Terraced |
| 54 ADELPHI STREET, LANCASTER, LANCASHIRE, LA1 4AF | £166,500 | 24/04/2023 | Terraced |
| 28 ADELPHI STREET, LANCASTER, LANCASHIRE, LA1 4AF | £139,950 | 14/04/2023 | Terraced |

**Area average:** £170,445 (20 sales)

## Capital growth trend

*Land Registry outcode average from sold prices: last 12 months vs 5y and 10y ago.*

- **5y growth:** 9.5%
- **10y growth:** 8.1%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

*Official index for Lancaster; Terraced series; as of April 2026.*

- **1y growth (index):** 0.8%
- **5y growth (index):** 18.9%
- **10y growth (index):** 47.3%

## Rental Range

*ONS Price Index of Private Rents (Lancaster). Low / Realistic / Optimistic = conservative / average / best case.*

- **Low:** £730/mo
- **Realistic:** £811/mo
- **Optimistic:** £892/mo

## LHA (Local Housing Allowance)

*VOA 30th percentile rent floor for Lancaster (Apr 2025 – Mar 2026).*

## Rental Comparables

*Residential lets from OpenRent and Rightmove for the area. Bedroom counts vary — use the Beds column to compare like-for-like lets. Student lets are excluded.*

| Title | Rent | Beds | Distance | As seen on |
|------|------|------|------|------|
| Studio Flat, St Leonards Gate, LA1 | £758/mo | 1 | 0.93 miles | OpenRent |

**Average rent: £758/mo (1 listing)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.33% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £94,750
- **Target investor price (1%):** £75,800

*Monthly rent ÷ price. 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak. Max investor price = rent ÷ 0.8% (Stoke-style target). Target investor price = rent ÷ 1% (strong cashflow band). Based on OpenRent comparables.*

## Rent-driven metrics

*Based on OpenRent comparables (median £758/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 4%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 25×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £-239/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** -4.3%

*Gross yield = annual rent as % of price (no costs). Cost-to-rent = price ÷ annual rent (from OpenRent comparables); under 14× = strong, 14–16× = acceptable, 17×+ = compressed. Cashflow = rent − mortgage − 10% maintenance − £25/mo compliance; assumes 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term. ROI = annual profit ÷ cash in (deposit + 4% purchase costs).*

## Flood risk

- **Zone:** 1
- **Risk:** Low
- **Source:** Not in Flood Risk Area (no data)

[Check long-term flood risk (GOV.UK)](https://check-long-term-flood-risk.service.gov.uk/postcode)

## Street-level crime

| Category | Count |
|----------|-------|
| Violence and sexual offences | 84 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 47 |
| Shoplifting | 34 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 20 |
| Public order | 15 |
| Other theft | 12 |
| Burglary | 8 |
| Vehicle crime | 6 |
| Other crime | 5 |
| Bicycle theft | 3 |
| Drugs | 3 |
| Possession of weapons | 3 |
| Robbery | 1 |
| Theft from the person | 1 |
| **Total incidents** | **242** |

*Within 1 mile during May 2026. Source: data.police.uk (England & Wales).*

## Schools nearby

*Nearest open schools with Ofsted ratings (England). Closed schools are not shown.*

| Name | Type | Distance | Ofsted |
|------|------|----------|--------|
| Bowerham  Primary & Nursery School | Primary | 0.3 miles | Good — 7 Jan 2022 |
| St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School, Lancaster | Primary | 0.3 miles | Outstanding — 25 Jun 2024 |
| Stepping Stones School | Other | 0.4 miles | Outstanding — 30 Mar 2015 |
| Moorside Primary School | Primary | 0.4 miles | Good — 23 May 2018 |
| Scotforth St Paul's Church of England Primary and Nursery School | Primary | 0.5 miles | Good — 30 Jan 2024 |