Sold STC Semi-detached

27 PROSPECT ROAD

BARROW-IN-FURNESS, WESTMORLAND AND FURNESS LA13 9HZ

3 beds 1 baths 1,044 sq ft Listed 7 Nov 2024 (-573d)

£260,000

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Property details

Tenure

FREEHOLD

Floor area

97 m²

Council tax band

C

EPC rating

D

Year built

England and Wales: 1930-1949

Last sold

£260,000 May 2025

Price per m²

£2,680/m²

Local average

£220,389 (+18%)

Deprivation

Decile 8 (25,128 of 33,755)

Street crime

238 incidents within 1 mile (Mar 2026)

Key features

  • Nicely presented Semi-detached home
  • Two excellent size reception rooms
  • Three bedrooms
  • Separate WC
  • Three-piece bathroom
  • Attached garage
  • Driveway parking
  • Garden to the rear
  • Council tax band
  • NO CHAIN ***

Additional details

Parking
Garage, Off street
Garden
Private garden

Description

Situated in a desirable part of the town, this fine semi-detached home offers accommodation that will appeal to couples and to families. The nicely presented home offers two excellent size reception rooms with one having direct access onto a patio within the rear garden. There is also a fitted kitchen with breakfast area, three bedrooms, a separate WC and a three-piece bathroom including Jacuzzi style bath.  The property has an attached garage, driveway parking and a garden to the rear that features a private patio with pergola and a shaped lawn with ornamental pond and mixed planting.
Location
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Descriptions
Set back from the road by an enclosed garden and brick set driveway, this attractive looking home offers accommodation that would appeal to any family buyer and also to a couple who are looking for a home that they can grow into.
There is stepped access into the hallway which has a staircase with useful storage beneath and doors to the kitchen and to each of the two reception rooms.
There is a bay fronted lounge that has a central fireplace as the main focal point with a wood effect finish to the fire surround and an electric fire set upon a low-level hearth.
The slightly larger family room/dining room has sliding patio doors accessing the garden and a matching fire surround an electric fire.
The kitchen offers plenty of fitted cupboards and drawers with a work surface area above incorporating a single drainer sink and also a gas hob which has a concealed cooker hood above. There is an integrated oven and space for a washing machine, dishwasher and clothes dryer. There is also room at the end of the worktop for an upright fridge freezer. The side bay window provides lots of natural light and also ample space for a breakfast table. A side access door leads towards the garage and also to the rear garden.
The landing has a large window to the gable wall which lets lots of natural light into the stairwell. There are doors leading to each of the three bedrooms which includes two double rooms and a single bedroom that is currently used as a study.
The bathroom is separate to the WC and is finished with a three-piece suite that includes a Jacuzzi style bath with shower attachment to the taps, a pedestal wash hand basin and a quadrant shape shower enclosure with a mixer shower installed within. This room has a tiled finish to the walls around the sanitary ware.
The front garden area has been landscaped to reduce the overall maintenance and finished with decorative stone chippings that compliment the colour of the brick set driveway. There is mature planting to the border providing privacy from the neighbouring garden.
The rear garden provides a private patio space adjacent to the house with a pergola providing dappled shade. There is an external sink mounted to the rear wall and a short run of steps alongside the ornamental pond, leading to the main garden area that is mainly laid to grass with mature planting to the borders.
Tenure
Freehold
Services
Mains gas, electricity, water and drainage.

Listed by

Barrow-in-Furness

Poole Townsend

Reference: 154722344

EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

Current rating: D

Potential rating: C

Inspection date: 10/11/2024

Current heating cost: £1,259/year

Potential heating cost: £1,174/year

Est. upgrade cost to C: £10,520

Recommendations

  • Floor insulation (suspended floor) (£800 - £1,200)
  • Low energy lighting for all fixed outlets (£20)
  • 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)

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Price history

Event Date Price % change
Sold 06/05/2025 (1 year ago) £260,000

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
LISSADEL NEWBARNS VILLAGE, BARROW-IN-FURNESS, WESTMORLAND AND FURNESS, LA13 9LT £400,000 12/11/2025 Semi-detached
4 RICHMOND TERRACE, BARROW-IN-FURNESS, WESTMORLAND AND FURNESS, LA14 5LH £160,000 07/12/2023 Semi-detached
206 ABBEY ROAD, BARROW-IN-FURNESS, WESTMORLAND AND FURNESS, LA14 5LD £250,000 24/11/2023 Semi-detached
6 LITCHMEAD GROVE, BARROW-IN-FURNESS, WESTMORLAND AND FURNESS, LA13 9JH £250,000 17/11/2023 Semi-detached
21 ATHENS DRIVE, BARROW-IN-FURNESS, WESTMORLAND AND FURNESS, LA13 9ND £170,000 25/08/2023 Semi-detached
11 LITCHMEAD GROVE, BARROW-IN-FURNESS, WESTMORLAND AND FURNESS, LA13 9JH £270,000 31/05/2023 Semi-detached
Same street 33 PROSPECT ROAD, BARROW-IN-FURNESS, WESTMORLAND AND FURNESS, LA13 9HZ £290,000 28/04/2023 Semi-detached
4 MALTON CRESCENT, BARROW-IN-FURNESS, WESTMORLAND AND FURNESS, LA14 5LJ £235,000 22/02/2023 Semi-detached
1 - 3 HECTOR STREET, BARROW-IN-FURNESS, CUMBRIA, LA13 9NA £205,000 14/10/2022 Semi-detached
18 LITCHMEAD GROVE, BARROW-IN-FURNESS, CUMBRIA, LA13 9JH £260,000 20/09/2022 Semi-detached
10 NEWBARNS VILLAGE, BARROW-IN-FURNESS, CUMBRIA, LA13 9NG £167,000 05/08/2022 Semi-detached
11 ATHENS DRIVE, BARROW-IN-FURNESS, WESTMORLAND AND FURNESS, LA13 9ND £215,000 29/07/2022 Semi-detached
11 LITCHMEAD GROVE, BARROW-IN-FURNESS, CUMBRIA, LA13 9JH £270,000 15/07/2022 Semi-detached
66 FAIRFIELD LANE, BARROW-IN-FURNESS, CUMBRIA, LA13 9AL £399,995 15/07/2022 Semi-detached
34 FAIRFIELD LANE, BARROW-IN-FURNESS, CUMBRIA, LA13 9AJ £340,000 14/07/2022 Semi-detached
11 MONKS VALE GROVE, BARROW-IN-FURNESS, CUMBRIA, LA13 9JQ £240,000 01/07/2022 Semi-detached
76 HOLLOW LANE, BARROW-IN-FURNESS, CUMBRIA, LA13 9HY £260,000 24/06/2022 Semi-detached
66 FAIRFIELD LANE, BARROW-IN-FURNESS, CUMBRIA, LA13 9AL £380,000 26/05/2022 Semi-detached
2 MALTON CRESCENT, BARROW-IN-FURNESS, CUMBRIA, LA14 5LJ £210,000 24/05/2022 Semi-detached
28 RICHMOND TERRACE, BARROW-IN-FURNESS, CUMBRIA, LA14 5LH £118,000 08/04/2022 Semi-detached
17 MONKS VALE GROVE, BARROW-IN-FURNESS, WESTMORLAND AND FURNESS, LA13 9JQ £220,000 17/03/2022 Semi-detached
Same street 31 PROSPECT ROAD, BARROW-IN-FURNESS, CUMBRIA, LA13 9HZ £275,000 24/09/2021 Terraced

Street average: £282,500 (2 sales)

Area average: £251,000 (20 sales)

Capital growth trend

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

5y growth 18.1%
10y growth 62.6%

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 £856/mo
Realistic £951/mo
Optimistic £1,046/mo

Based on Region from postcode lookup → North West.

LHA (30th percentile) floor for Barrow-in-Furness: £633/mo (Apr 2025 – Mar 2026)

Location

Nearby

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

Type Name Distance
Bus stop Arlington House Hotel 0.1 miles
Bus stop Abbey Road Petrol Station 0.1 miles
Train station Barrow-in-Furness 0.7 miles
Shop Tickets 0.7 miles
Hospital Furness General Hospital 0.7 miles
Shop Tesco Express 0.8 miles
Train station Roose 1.1 miles
Hospital Millom Community Hospital 6.1 miles

Street-level crime

Category Count
Violence and sexual offences 128
Criminal damage and arson 27
Public order 22
Anti-social behaviour 14
Other theft 12
Shoplifting 9
Burglary 6
Drugs 6
Possession of weapons 5
Other crime 4
Bicycle theft 2
Robbery 1
Theft from the person 1
Vehicle crime 1
Total incidents 238

Within 1 mile during Mar 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
Holy Family Catholic Primary School Primary 0.2 miles Good — 10 Jul 2013
Victoria Infant and Nursery School Primary 0.3 miles Good — 13 Mar 2018
St Paul's CofE Junior School Primary 0.3 miles Good — 16 Jul 2014
Newbarns Primary and Nursery School Primary 0.4 miles Outstanding — 10 Jun 2013
Newbridge House PRU Other 0.4 miles Good — 16 Sep 2014

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Rent-driven metrics

Based on Area rent estimate.

Rent ratio 0.37%
Max investor price (0.8%) £118,875
Target investor price (1%) £95,100
  • 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).