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West Drive, Lancaster

MyStreetCheck free street report: West Drive, Lancaster · 30 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/lancaster-lancashire/west-drive/

House prices, sold prices and local information for LA1 5BY, LA1 5BZ.

Average price (last 12 months)
£226,500
1 sale
Average price (since 2016)
£163,661
34 sales
Price range
£80k – £241k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
26 Nov 2025
LA1 5BY

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At a glance

House prices£164k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeHigher than averageHigher crime than about 90% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationMore deprived than mostDecile 2 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station15 min walkLancaster station Schools2 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 35 Land Registry sales Conservation areaChecking…Planning designations Green beltChecking…Planning designations Listed buildingsChecking…Within about 200 m Planning applicationsChecking…Within 500 m, last 90 days

34 property sales on West Drive, Lancaster have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 1 home sold here for an average of £226,500. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £164,693. Average sale prices rose from £113,048 in 2016 to £218,375 in 2025 (+93%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. 8 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 8 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 91% semi-detached, 9% detached. Recorded sale prices on West Drive range from £80,000 to £241,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold.

House prices on West Drive compared

LA1 postcode area£219,176
Lancaster£239,488
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. West Drive has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all LA1 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £113,048 (6 sales)2016£113k2017: £121,667 (3 sales)2017£122k2019: £137,250 (4 sales)2019£137k2020: £155,500 (2 sales)2020£156k2021: £173,083 (6 sales)2021£173k2022: £183,100 (2 sales)2022£183k2023: £189,600 (5 sales)2023£190k2024: £217,500 (2 sales)2024£218k2025: £218,375 (4 sales)2025£218k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 35 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Semi-detached31£164,69326 Nov 2025
Detached3£153,00021 Jul 2023

Sold prices on West Drive

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
8, West Drive LA1 5BY 26 Nov 2025£226,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
22, West Drive LA1 5BY 13 Oct 2025£241,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
1, West Drive LA1 5BY 28 May 2025£162,500 OtherFreehold
5, West Drive LA1 5BY 12 May 2025£208,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
66, West Drive LA1 5BZ 17 Apr 2025£197,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
76, West Drive LA1 5BZ 8 Aug 2024£225,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
26, West Drive LA1 5BY 28 Jun 2024£210,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
56, West Drive LA1 5BZ 18 Sep 2023£217,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
31, West Drive LA1 5BY 21 Jul 2023£215,000 DetachedFreehold
7, West Drive LA1 5BY 7 Jul 2023£201,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
54, West Drive LA1 5BZ 24 Feb 2023£150,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
5, West Drive LA1 5BY 17 Jan 2023£165,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
19, West Drive LA1 5BY 9 Sep 2022£184,950 Semi-detachedFreehold
74, West Drive LA1 5BZ 25 Mar 2022£181,250 Semi-detachedFreehold
17, West Drive LA1 5BY 12 Nov 2021£215,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
8, West Drive LA1 5BY 8 Oct 2021£179,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
7, West Drive LA1 5BY 24 Sep 2021£137,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
22, West Drive LA1 5BY 28 Jun 2021£192,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
66, West Drive LA1 5BZ 12 Apr 2021£135,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
45, West Drive LA1 5BZ 8 Jan 2021£180,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
51, West Drive LA1 5BZ 23 Oct 2020£146,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
13, West Drive LA1 5BY 30 Sep 2020£165,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
8, West Drive LA1 5BY 6 Dec 2019£160,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
58, West Drive LA1 5BZ 17 Sep 2019£139,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
11, West Drive LA1 5BY 30 Apr 2019£120,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
53, West Drive LA1 5BZ 12 Apr 2019£130,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
52, West Drive LA1 5BZ 19 Oct 2017£80,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
45, West Drive LA1 5BZ 12 May 2017£135,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
33, West Drive LA1 5BY 2 Feb 2017£150,000 DetachedFreehold
38, West Drive LA1 5BY 25 Nov 2016£110,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
39, West Drive LA1 5BZ 21 Oct 2016£101,289 Semi-detachedFreehold
50, West Drive LA1 5BZ 1 Aug 2016£129,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
28, West Drive LA1 5BY 11 Jul 2016£134,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
26, West Drive LA1 5BY 29 Apr 2016£110,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
33, West Drive LA1 5BY 18 Mar 2016£94,000 DetachedFreehold

Sale prices are as recorded by HM Land Registry. Some sales (for example repossessions and company purchases) are listed but left out of the averages.

Sale history: homes sold more than once

AddressSalesChange
8, West Drive £160,000 (Dec 2019) → £179,000 (Oct 2021) → £226,500 (Nov 2025) +42%
over 6 yrs
22, West Drive £192,000 (Jun 2021) → £241,000 (Oct 2025) +26%
over 4 yrs
5, West Drive £165,000 (Jan 2023) → £208,500 (May 2025) +26%
over 2 yrs
66, West Drive £135,000 (Apr 2021) → £197,500 (Apr 2025) +46%
over 4 yrs
26, West Drive £110,000 (Apr 2016) → £210,000 (Jun 2024) +91%
over 8 yrs
7, West Drive £137,500 (Sep 2021) → £201,000 (Jul 2023) +46%
over 2 yrs
45, West Drive £135,000 (May 2017) → £180,000 (Jan 2021) +33%
over 4 yrs
33, West Drive £94,000 (Mar 2016) → £150,000 (Feb 2017) +60%
over under a year

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Schools near West Drive

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
The Loyne Specialist School 121 pupils Community special school 4–19 Report 0.1 mi
Lancaster Ryelands Primary School 362 pupils Primary 4–11 Good Report 0.3 mi
Lancaster Independent School for Alternative Learning (Lisal) 13 pupils Other independent school 5–11 Report 0.4 mi
Morecambe and Heysham Grosvenor Park Primary School 320 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.5 mi
Our Lady's Catholic College 981 pupils Secondary Roman Catholic 11–18 Requires improvement Report 0.6 mi
Willow Lane Community Primary School 199 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.6 mi
Morecambe Road School 224 pupils Community special school 3–16 Report 0.7 mi
Appletree Nursery School 78 pupils Nursery 0–4 Good Report 0.7 mi

Source: Department for Education (Get Information about Schools) and Ofsted. Grades are from each school's last graded inspection; newer inspections use report cards without a single overall grade, so check the full report. Distances are straight-line. Check catchment areas with the local council.

Getting around, shops and health

Train stations

  • Lancaster station 0.7 mi · 15 min walk
  • Bare Lane station 1.4 mi · 27 min walk
  • Morecambe station 2.3 mi · 45 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • West Drive (by, Scale Hall Lane) 1 min walk
  • West Drive (opp, Scale Hall Lane) 1 min walk
  • ALDI (by, Morecambe Road) 2 min walk
  • Scale Hall (by, Morecambe Road) 2 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Queen Square Medical Practice
    2 Queen Square, Lancaster · 1.0 mi
  • Lancaster Medical Practice
    8 Dalton Square, Lancaster · 1.1 mi

Supermarkets

  • Aldi Aldi Skerton Lancaster · 0.1 mi
  • Spar Spar - Scale Hall · 0.2 mi
  • Asda Superstore Asda Lancaster Superstore · 0.4 mi
  • Morrisons Daily Morrisons Daily Lancaster Willow Lane · 0.5 mi

Pharmacies

  • Asda Pharmacy · 0.4 mi
  • Cohens Chemist · 0.8 mi
  • Boots · 1.0 mi

Dentists

  • Lancaster Road (dental Surgery) · 0.7 mi
  • Genix Healthcare Ltd · 0.7 mi
  • Lancaster Dental Clinic · 0.7 mi

Sources: Department for Transport (NaPTAN), NHS England organisation data, and GEOLYTIX Retail Points (open data). Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance.

Area profile

Deprivation

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This neighbourhood is in decile 2 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of areas in England and 10 the least deprived.

Income2 of 10
Employment1 of 10
Education and skills3 of 10
Health and disability1 of 10
Crime1 of 10
Access to housing and services8 of 10
Living environment6 of 10

Each domain ranked in deciles across England (10 = least deprived).

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned44.9%62.5%
Private rented12.2%20.3%
Social rented42.8%17.1%
Households617

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1515.2%17.4%
Aged 15–6462.6%64.1%
Aged 65+22.2%18.6%
Residents1,216

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)100%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)100%80%
Gigabit-capable100%80%

Share of homes on this street's postcodes that can get each speed. UK figure is the average across all postcodes. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Mobile signal

HereEng & Wales
4G indoors, all 4 networks86%89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network99%100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks98%99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks91%92%

Share of homes across Lancaster with good coverage (Jul 2025). Signal varies street by street; check your exact address on Ofcom's checker. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Neighbourhood figures cover the surrounding Lower Layer Super Output Area (about 1,500 residents). Sources: Census 2021 (ONS) and the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

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Who lives around West Drive

Ethnic group

HereLancaster
White96%93.1%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.6%1.5%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1%3.6%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.7%0.9%
Other ethnic group0.7%0.9%

Religion

HereLancaster
Christian53.3%51.8%
No religion36%38.1%
Not answered7.7%6.6%
Muslim1.5%1.9%
Other religion1%0.6%
Buddhist0.3%0.4%
Jewish0.1%0.1%
Sikh0.1%–

Country of birth

HereLancaster
Born in the UK91%90.5%
Born outside the UK9%9.5%

Highest qualification

HereLancaster
No qualifications27.1%15.8%
Level 4 qualifications and above22.4%32.3%
Level 3 qualifications17.6%22.6%
Level 2 qualifications13.9%12.5%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.2%8.6%
Apprenticeship7.1%5.7%
Other qualifications2.7%2.5%

General health

HereLancaster
Very good health41.6%46.5%
Good health31.8%34.2%
Fair health16.6%13.7%
Bad health7.6%4.3%
Very bad health2.4%1.2%

Cars or vans per household

HereLancaster
1 car or van in household43.1%43.2%
No cars or vans in household38.6%22.7%
2 cars or vans in household13.4%25.8%
3 or more cars or vans in household4.8%8.3%

Source: Census 2021 (ONS), via Nomis. Percentages of usual residents or households, as recorded in March 2021.

Figures cover the surrounding neighbourhood (Lower Layer Super Output Area, about 1,500 residents). Full demographics of Lancaster.

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