# 23 AKEMAN CLOSE, MORECAMBE, LANCASTER, LANCASHIRE, LA3 3BP

## Property details

- Slug: `965962d` (address key hash: `965962d4f5b99c032c904a0049087f3a08d2eb7d`)
- Postcode: LA3 3BP
- Transactions on record: 2

- Tenure: Freehold
- Property type: Terraced
- Bedrooms: 3
- Bathrooms: 2
- Floor area: 102 m²
- EPC rating: C
- Year built: England and Wales: 1996-2002
- Last sold: £212,500 Apr 2026
- Price per m²: £2,083/m²
- Local average: £143,640 (34 sales)
- Street crime: 174 incidents within 1 mile (Jun 2026)

## Latest sale

- Price: £212,500
- Date: 2026-04-10
- Type: T
- Tenure: F

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** C
- **Potential rating:** C
- **Expiry date:** 14/08/2035
- **Current heating cost:** £856/year
- **Est. upgrade cost to C:** £9,000

### Recommendations
- U (£8,000 - £10,000)

[View full EPC on gov.uk](https://find-energy-certificate.service.gov.uk/energy-certificate/3835-2728-0500-0305-3292)

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2026-04-10 | £212,500 | Terraced | +39.8% | £214,392 (to May 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/50d10b84-2183-b8d0-e063-4704a8c08d98) |
| Sold | 2017-10-02 | £152,000 | Terraced | — | £218,059 (to May 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/64342bfe-6434-422c-e053-6c04a8c0fb8a) |

*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 |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 23 AKEMAN CLOSE, MORECAMBE, LANCASTER, LANCASHIRE, LA3 3BP | £212,500 | 10/04/2026 | Terraced |
| 23 AKEMAN CLOSE, MORECAMBE, LANCASTER, LANCASHIRE, LA3 3BP | £152,000 | 02/10/2017 | Terraced |

## Historic listings

Listing activity only where we matched the listing to a Land Registry sale already on record for this address.

- Matched listing: [173401766](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/22582a4)

| Event | Date | Price |
|-------|------|-------|
| listed | 2026-03-17 | £219,950 |
| sold | 2026-01-01 | £212,500 |
| sold | 2017-01-01 | £152,000 |
| sold | 2003-01-01 | £114,950 |

## Sold Comparables

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

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 74 HADRIAN ROAD, MORECAMBE, LANCASTER, LANCASHIRE, LA3 3BX | £190,000 | 17/10/2022 | Terraced |
| 6 WENNING COURT, MORECAMBE, LANCASTER, LANCASHIRE, LA3 3SH | £170,000 | 30/09/2022 | Terraced |
| 31 DUDDON CLOSE, MORECAMBE, LANCASTER, LANCASHIRE, LA3 3SW | £200,000 | 01/09/2022 | Terraced |
| 6 DUDDON CLOSE, MORECAMBE, LANCASTER, LANCASHIRE, LA3 3SW | £169,950 | 05/08/2022 | Terraced |
| 11 WENNING COURT, MORECAMBE, LANCASTER, LANCASHIRE, LA3 3SH | £145,000 | 03/03/2022 | Terraced |
| 11 AKEMAN CLOSE, MORECAMBE, LANCASTER, LANCASHIRE, LA3 3BP | £190,000 | 16/12/2021 | Terraced |

**Area average:** £177,492 (6 sales)

## Capital growth trend

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

- **5y growth:** -5.9%
- **10y growth:** 47.6%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

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

- **1y growth (index):** 1.3%
- **5y growth (index):** 19.3%
- **10y growth (index):** 44.1%

## Rental Range

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

- **Low:** £734/mo
- **Realistic:** £815/mo
- **Optimistic:** £897/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 (same bedroom count). Use to validate rent estimates. Student lets are excluded.*

| Title | Rent | Beds | Distance | As seen on |
|------|------|------|------|------|
| 3 Bed Detached House, Fife Street, LA1 | £1,395/mo | 3 | 0.98 miles | OpenRent |

**Average rent: £1,395/mo (1 listing)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.66% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £174,375
- **Target investor price (1%):** £139,500

*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 £1,395/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 7.9%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 12.7×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £394/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** 7.7%

*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 | 54 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 34 |
| Shoplifting | 25 |
| Burglary | 17 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 11 |
| Vehicle crime | 11 |
| Other theft | 10 |
| Public order | 6 |
| Theft from the person | 2 |
| Bicycle theft | 1 |
| Drugs | 1 |
| Other crime | 1 |
| Possession of weapons | 1 |
| **Total incidents** | **174** |

*Within 1 mile during Jun 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 |
|------|------|----------|--------|
| Morecambe Road School | Other | 0.2 miles | Good — 7 Feb 2013 |
| Morecambe and Heysham Grosvenor Park Primary School | Primary | 0.3 miles | Good — 18 Nov 2014 |
| Lancaster and Morecambe College | Other | 0.5 miles | — (No rating) |
| Morecambe and Heysham Torrisholme Community Primary School | Primary | 0.6 miles | Outstanding — 11 Nov 2016 |
| Lancaster Road Primary School | Primary | 0.7 miles | Good — 17 Jul 2013 |