Sold STC Semi-detached

FELL CREST

THE CRESCENT, GRANGE-OVER-SANDS, WESTMORLAND AND FURNESS LA11 6AW

3 beds 1 baths 893 sq ft Listed 30 Jan 2023 (-1241d)

£245,000

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Property details

Tenure

FREEHOLD

Floor area

83 m²

EPC rating

E

Year built

England and Wales: 1950-1966

Last sold

£245,000 Jun 2023

Price per m²

£2,952/m²

Local average

£306,886 (-20.2%)

Deprivation

Decile 8 (25,987 of 33,755)

Street crime

9 incidents within 1 mile (Apr 2026)

Key features

  • Spacious Semi Detached Home
  • Popular & Sought After Location
  • Easy Access to Town & Countryside
  • Open Plan Living Dining Kitchen
  • Conservatory & Three Bedrooms
  • GF WC & Four Piece Bathroom
  • General Modernisation Required
  • Gardens, Drive & Garage.Local Occupancy Restriction
  • Perfect Family Home With Great Potential
  • No Upper Chain, Early Viewing Invited

Additional details

Parking
Garage, Off street
Garden
Yes

Description

ACCOMMODATION ** Excellent opportunity to purchase a family-sized semi-detached home situated in this excellent position to the edge of Grange-over-Sands. Having been owned for many years by the same family and now reluctantly offered for sale, whilst in need of some general modernisation and improvement it offers an excellent opportunity in lovely position. Comprising of entrance porch, ground floor WC, utility cupboard, hall, lounge, with open view, dining kitchen, conservatory and three bedrooms and bathroom to first floor. Gas central heating system, majority uPVC double glazing, driveway and small garage with remote door. Enclosed rear garden with patio areas, storage shed and greenhouse. Grange offers comprehensive amenities with the primary school also being within walking distance. In all an excellent property offering super potential to personalise to the new buyer's requirements. Early viewing is both invited and recommended to appreciate a comfortable home. 

Accessed through a feature PVC double glazed door with patterned glass upper pane opening into: 

PORCH Tiled flooring, set of louvered doors provide access to utility cupboard that has plumbing for washing machine and shelf suitable for freezer etc with the storage locker above. Bifold door to WC with electric heater and extractor fan. Further pine half-glazed door from here leads into: 

ENTRANCE HALL Radiator, feature pine staircase leading to the first floor, under stairs storage cupboard and uPVC door opening to the side and garage. Pine half glazed door opens to the dining room with direct access to the lounge. 

LOUNGE 10' 5" x 13' 0" (3.18m x 3.96m) Corner positioned fireplace with wooden fire surround, tiled inset and hearth with living coal flame effect fire. Ceiling light point, two wall light points, radiator, TV point and wiring for sky. UPVC double glazed bay windows to the front and offering a lovely aspect beyond the front garden area to the fields beyond. Feature pine beam and open access to the adjacent dining kitchen. 

KITCHEN/DINER 11' 7" x 17' 11" (3.53m x 5.46m) widest points Open plan ground floor space

Kitchen Area
Fitted with a range of base, wall and drawer units with wood grain effect work surface incorporating one and a half bowl stainless steel sink with drainer and mixer tap. Gas hob, low-level oven, a stainless-steel bowl and a half sink unit with mixer tap positioned in front of the uPVC double glazed window that looks to the rear garden. Further appliances include a built-in fridge and dishwasher. There is open access to:

Dining Area
Radiator, alcove cupboard housing the hot water storage tank and wall mounted gas fire with back boiler for the central heating system. Set of pine half glazed doors open from here to the conservatory. 

CONSERVATORY 10' 2" x 9' 5" (3.1m x 2.87m) Polycarbonate pitched roof with fitted light and fan combination, uPVC double glazed windows and door opening to patio. Radiator, power sockets and offers an outlook over the garden and neighbouring properties towards the bay in the distance. 

FIRST FLOOR LANDING UPVC double glazed window and pine doors to the bedrooms and bathroom. 

BEDROOM 11' 1" x 10' 6" (3.39m x 3.21m) UPVC double glazed window to the rear that offers a pleasant aspect over neighbouring properties towards the bay in the distance. Double room with radiator, electric light and power. 

BEDROOM 10' 5" x 11' 6" (3.18m x 3.51m) UPVC double glazed tilt and turn window to the front elevation that offers a lovely aspect to the countryside beyond Grange Fell Road. Further double room with radiator, power and light and access point to loft. 

BEDROOM 7' 4" x 9' 4" (2.24m x 2.84m) Good single room with uPVC double glazed tilt and turn window to the front again, offering an aspect to the countryside. Radiator, built-in single bed base over the stair bulkhead area, built-in wardrobe and dresser drawer unit. 

BATHROOM 7' 8" x 7' 2" (2.35m x 2.19m) Spacious bathroom fitted with a grey, three-piece suite comprising of WC, wash hand basin inset to unit with mirror above and electric shaver light point, shower cubicle with Triton electric shower and bath. Radiator, tiling to approximately half the walls, wood framed double glazed window to the rear elevation and extractor fan to the ceiling. 

EXTERIOR Driveway offering parking in front of the garage. The front garden is a good size and pleasant, with lower flagged patio seating area, stone retaining wall beyond to a grassed garden area with borders and the former water feature.

The rear garden is a further pleasant feature with a slate crazy paved patio, stepped access to a lower patio of the same style with gravelled sides, beyond this, two steps lead to a lower garden area with garden shed and greenhouse. Offerin pleasant aspects towards the bay in the distance. 

GARAGE 19' 1" x 10' 8" (5.82m x 3.25m) Remote-controlled roller door, open to the rear with electric light and power. 

GENERAL INFORMATION ** TENURE: Freehold

COUNCIL TAX: C

LOCAL AUTHORITY: South Lakeland district Council

SERVICES: Mains drainage, water, gas and electricity are all connected.

PLEASE NOTE: We have been made aware that building is to commence on land at the rear of the garden. There is also a local occupancy restriction on the property which means any interested party is required to have lived and worked in Cumbria for the last 3 years. 

Listed by

Ulverston

J H Homes

Reference: 131197916

EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

Current rating: E

Potential rating: B

Inspection date: 28/01/2025

Expiry date: 27/01/2035

Est. upgrade cost to C: £17,458

Recommendations

  • Floor insulation (solid floor) (£4,000 - £6,000)
  • Insulate hot water cylinder with 80 mm jacket (£15 - £30)
  • Low energy lighting for all fixed outlets (£35)
  • Hot water cylinder thermostat (£200 - £400)
  • Replace boiler with new condensing boiler (£2,200 - £3,000)
  • Solar water heating (£4,000 - £6,000)
  • Solar photovoltaic panels, 2.5 kWp (£3,500 - £5,500)

View full EPC on gov.uk

Flood risk

Zone: 1

Risk: Low

Job (default Low)

Floorplans

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EPC Graphs

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Price history

Event Date Price % change
Sold 15/06/2023 (3 years ago) £245,000

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Crown copyright.

Sold Comparables

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

Address Price Date Type
Same street ATHLONE THE CRESCENT, GRANGE-OVER-SANDS, WESTMORLAND AND FURNESS, LA11 6AW £270,000 16/07/2024 Detached
Same street MOOREDGE THE CRESCENT, GRANGE-OVER-SANDS, WESTMORLAND AND FURNESS, LA11 6AW £215,500 07/08/2023 Semi-detached
Same street BRANSFIELD THE CRESCENT, GRANGE-OVER-SANDS, WESTMORLAND AND FURNESS, LA11 6AW £329,500 06/04/2023 Detached
Same street ATHLONE THE CRESCENT, GRANGE-OVER-SANDS, WESTMORLAND AND FURNESS, LA11 6AW £310,000 28/10/2022 Detached
25 GRANGE FELL ROAD, GRANGE-OVER-SANDS, SOUTH LAKELAND, CUMBRIA, LA11 6AD £250,000 19/11/2021 Semi-detached
23 FELL CLOSE, GRANGE-OVER-SANDS, SOUTH LAKELAND, CUMBRIA, LA11 7JG £197,000 21/09/2021 Semi-detached

Street average: £281,250 (4 sales)

Area average: £223,500 (2 sales)

Capital growth trend

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

5y growth -12%
10y growth 41.8%

House Price Index (HM Land Registry — official index, not sold-price averages): North West. Series: Semi-detached. As of March 2026.

1y (index) 0.7%
5y (index) 24.5%
10y (index) 66.9%

Rental Range

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

Low £859/mo
Realistic £954/mo
Optimistic £1,049/mo

Based on Region from postcode lookup → North West.

LHA (30th percentile) floor for North Cumbria: £588/mo (Apr 2025 – Mar 2026)

Location

Address

The Crescent

Nearby

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

Type Name Distance
Bus stop The Crescent 0.0 miles
Bus stop Fell Drive 0.2 miles
Shop Tesco Express 0.5 miles
Shop Grange Laundry 0.5 miles
Train station Grange-over-Sands 0.9 miles
Train station Kents Bank 1.4 miles
Hospital Unknown 7.1 miles
Hospital Queen Victoria Hospital 8.7 miles
University University of Cumbria, Lancaster Campus 11.8 miles

Street-level crime

Category Count
Violence and sexual offences 4
Criminal damage and arson 3
Other crime 1
Public order 1
Total incidents 9

Within 1 mile during Apr 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
Grange CofE Primary School Primary 0.3 miles Good — 8 Nov 2023
Fell House School Other 0.4 miles Good — 20 May 2024
Allithwaite CofE Primary School Primary 1.0 miles Good — 10 Jun 2013
Cartmel Priory CofE School Secondary 1.1 miles Good — 4 Jul 2013
Cartmel CofE Primary School Primary 1.2 miles Good — 12 May 2020

Rental Comparables

Rental listings exist nearby, but none matched the 3-bedroom count for this property.

Rent-driven metrics

Based on Area rent estimate.

Rent ratio 0.39%
Max investor price (0.8%) £119,250
Target investor price (1%) £95,400
  • 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).