Detached

ASHCROFT

NEWBY, LANCASTER, NORTH YORKSHIRE, LA2 8HR

£415,000

Location

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Nearby

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

Type	Name	Distance
Bus stop	Newby Lane End	0.2 miles
Shop	Clapham Village Store	1.2 miles
Train station	Clapham	1.5 miles
Hospital	Castleberg Hospital	6.5 miles

Property details

Tenure

Freehold

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

110 m²

EPC rating

Year built

England and Wales: 1967-1975

Last sold

£415,000 Feb 2026

Price per m²

£3,773/m²

Local average

£417,343 (32 sales)

EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

Current rating: D

Potential rating: C

Inspection date: 01/08/2025

Expiry date: 31/07/2035

Current heating cost: £1,373/year

Potential heating cost: £1,156/year

Est. upgrade cost to C: £22,493

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

Recommendations

Floor insulation (suspended floor) (£5,000 - £10,000)
Draughtproof single-glazed windows (£150 - £250)
Low energy lighting for all fixed outlets (£270 - £315)
Solar water heating (£4,000 - £7,000)
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	02/02/2026	£415,000	Detached	—	£411,140 to April 2026	View transaction

Historic listings

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

Event	Date	Price
sold	01/01/2026	£415,000
listed	28/07/2025	£450,000

Photos · Open listing

Sold comparables

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

Address	Price	Date	Type
BARNSTEAD, NEWBY, LANCASTER, CRAVEN, NORTH YORKSHIRE, LA2 8HR	£465,000	31/01/2022	Detached
SHEPHERDS CROFT, NEWBY, LANCASTER, CRAVEN, NORTH YORKSHIRE, LA2 8HR	£260,000	21/07/2021	Detached

Area average: £362,500 (2 sales)

For sale comparables

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

Capital growth trend

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

5y growth 3.6%

10y growth 19.4%

House Price Index (HM Land Registry — official index, not sold-price averages): Yorkshire and The Humber. Series: Detached. As of April 2026.

1y (index) 4.9%

5y (index) 21.9%

10y (index) 46.9%

Rental Range

Estimated market rent for Yorkshire and The Humber. Low = conservative, Realistic = average, Optimistic = best case.

Low £770/mo

Realistic £856/mo

Optimistic £942/mo

Based on Region from postcode lookup → Yorkshire and The Humber.

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

Rental Comparables

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Rent-driven metrics

Based on Area rent estimate.

Rent ratio 0.21%

Max investor price (0.8%) £107,000

Target investor price (1%) £85,600

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).

Flood risk

Zone: 1

Risk: Low

Not in Flood Risk Area (no data)

Street-level crime

Category	Count
Total incidents	0

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
Ingleton Primary School	Primary	2.6 miles	Good — 12 Jan 2011
Austwick Church of England VA Primary School	Primary	2.7 miles	Good — 9 Jun 2019

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# ASHCROFT, NEWBY, LANCASTER, NORTH YORKSHIRE, LA2 8HR

## Property details

- Slug: `c7da0ad` (address key hash: `c7da0adca37fbb153f36c4d09e9a1c57ce2b77e1`)
- Postcode: LA2 8HR
- Transactions on record: 1

- Tenure: Freehold
- Property type: Detached
- Bedrooms: 3
- Bathrooms: 1
- Floor area: 110 m²
- EPC rating: D
- Year built: England and Wales: 1967-1975
- Last sold: £415,000 Feb 2026
- Price per m²: £3,773/m²
- Local average: £417,343 (32 sales)

## Latest sale

- Price: £415,000
- Date: 2026-02-02
- Type: D
- Tenure: F

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** D
- **Potential rating:** C
- **Expiry date:** 31/07/2035
- **Current heating cost:** £1,373/year
- **Est. upgrade cost to C:** £22,493

### Recommendations
- W1 (£5,000 - £10,000)
- D (£150 - £250)
- E (£270 - £315)
- N (£4,000 - £7,000)
- U (£8,000 - £10,000)

[View full EPC on gov.uk](https://find-energy-certificate.service.gov.uk/energy-certificate/0085-0200-7005-6950-7310)

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2026-02-02 | £415,000 | Detached | — | £411,140 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/4c1b673f-7dd8-d8ea-e063-4704a8c0bf7d) |

*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 |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| ASHCROFT, NEWBY, LANCASTER, NORTH YORKSHIRE, LA2 8HR | £415,000 | 02/02/2026 | Detached |

## Historic listings

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

- Matched listing: [165026219](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/59ee012)

| Event | Date | Price |
|-------|------|-------|
| sold | 2026-01-01 | £415,000 |
| listed | 2025-07-28 | £450,000 |

## Sold Comparables

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

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| BARNSTEAD, NEWBY, LANCASTER, CRAVEN, NORTH YORKSHIRE, LA2 8HR | £465,000 | 31/01/2022 | Detached |
| SHEPHERDS CROFT, NEWBY, LANCASTER, CRAVEN, NORTH YORKSHIRE, LA2 8HR | £260,000 | 21/07/2021 | Detached |

**Area average:** £362,500 (2 sales)

## Capital growth trend

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

- **5y growth:** 3.6%
- **10y growth:** 19.4%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

*Official index for Yorkshire and The Humber; Detached series; as of April 2026.*

- **1y growth (index):** 4.9%
- **5y growth (index):** 21.9%
- **10y growth (index):** 46.9%

## Rental Range

*ONS Price Index of Private Rents (Yorkshire and The Humber). Low / Realistic / Optimistic = conservative / average / best case.*

- **Low:** £770/mo
- **Realistic:** £856/mo
- **Optimistic:** £942/mo

## LHA (Local Housing Allowance)

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

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.21% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £107,000
- **Target investor price (1%):** £85,600

*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 Area rent estimate.*

## 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

- **Total incidents:** 0

*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 |
|------|------|----------|--------|
| Ingleton Primary School | Primary | 2.6 miles | Good — 12 Jan 2011 |
| Austwick Church of England VA Primary School | Primary | 2.7 miles | Good — 9 Jun 2019 |