Whernside Road, Lancaster

House prices, sold prices and local information for LA1 2TA.

Average price (last 12 months)
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0 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£175,389
9 sales
Price range
£105k – £300k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
14 Feb 2025
LA1 2TA

At a glance

House prices£175k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeAbout averageLower crime than about 50% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationAbout averageDecile 6 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskNear a flood alert areaLower risk than a warning area Nearest station19 min walkLancaster station Schools2 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80%

9 property sales on Whernside Road, Lancaster have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. The most recent sale was on 14 Feb 2025. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £169,813. 1 home here has sold more than once since 2016; 1 of them sold for more the second time.

House prices on Whernside Road compared

LA1 postcode area£219,869
Lancaster£241,432
England & Wales£356,718

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Whernside Road 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: £123,333 (3 sales)2016£123k2019: £115,500 (1 sales)2019£116k2021: £165,000 (1 sales)2021£165k2022: £220,000 (1 sales)2022£220k2023: £300,000 (1 sales)2023£300k2024: £228,000 (1 sales)2024£228k2025: £180,000 (1 sales)2025£180k

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Semi-detached8£169,81314 Feb 2025
Detached1£220,00013 May 2022

Sold prices on Whernside Road

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
11, Whernside Road LA1 2TA 14 Feb 2025£180,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
20, Whernside Road LA1 2TA 17 Jan 2025£120,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
3, Whernside Road LA1 2TA 30 Apr 2024£228,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
8, Whernside Road LA1 2TA 27 Jan 2023£300,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
26, Whernside Road LA1 2TA 13 May 2022£220,000 DetachedFreehold
14, Whernside Road LA1 2TA 30 Sep 2021£185,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
21, Whernside Road LA1 2TA 11 Jun 2021£165,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
19, Whernside Road LA1 2TA 2 Dec 2019£115,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
17, Whernside Road LA1 2TA 28 Oct 2016£135,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
21, Whernside Road LA1 2TA 5 May 2016£130,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
2, Whernside Road LA1 2TA 24 Mar 2016£105,000 Semi-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
21, Whernside Road £130,000 (May 2016) → £165,000 (Jun 2021) +27%
over 5 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Whernside Road

Crime

221 crimes were reported within about a mile of Whernside Road in August 2026.

Crime level compared with the rest of England (10 = lowest crime):

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Lower crime than about 50% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Violence & sexual offences75
Anti-social behaviour49
Criminal damage & arson26
Shoplifting17
Other theft11
Other crime10

Source: data.police.uk. Locations are approximate and cover the surrounding area, not just this street.

Flood risk

Whernside Road is in or near 4 Environment Agency flood areas:

  • South Morecambe Bay area Flood alert area
  • Lune estuary south west of Lancaster Flood alert area
  • Coast from Heysham to Cockerham Flood alert area
  • Lower River Lune and Conder Flood alert area

Flood warning areas cover places at risk from rivers and the sea. Surface water risk isn't included. Check the long-term flood risk for a postcode on GOV.UK.

Schools near Whernside Road

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Lancaster Ryelands Primary School 362 pupils Primary 4–11 Good Report 0.2 mi
The Loyne Specialist School 121 pupils Community special school 4–19 Report 0.3 mi
Morecambe and Heysham Grosvenor Park Primary School 320 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.6 mi
Skerton St Luke's Church of England Primary School 188 pupils Primary Church of England 4–11 Good Report 0.6 mi
Morecambe Road School 224 pupils Community special school 3–16 Report 0.6 mi
Our Lady's Catholic College 981 pupils Secondary Roman Catholic 11–18 Requires improvement Report 0.7 mi
Lancaster Independent School for Alternative Learning (Lisal) 13 pupils Other independent school 5–11 Report 0.7 mi
St Josephs Catholic Primary School, Lancaster 144 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 4–11 Requires improvement 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 and local GPs

Train stations

  • Lancaster station 1.0 mi · 19 min walk
  • Bare Lane station 1.2 mi · 24 min walk
  • Morecambe station 2.2 mi · 45 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Whernside Road (by, Watery Lane) 1 min walk
  • Belmont Close (by, Watery Lane) 2 min walk
  • Watery Lane (by, Torrisholme Road) 2 min walk
  • Watery Lane (opp, Torrisholme Road) 2 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Queen Square Medical Practice
    2 Queen Square, Lancaster · 1.2 mi
  • Lancaster Medical Practice
    8 Dalton Square, Lancaster · 1.2 mi

Sources: Department for Transport (NaPTAN) and NHS England practice data. Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance.

Area profile

Deprivation

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This neighbourhood is in decile 6 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.

Income: decile 6 of 10 · Crime: decile 6 of 10.

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned81.4%62.5%
Private rented14.5%20.3%
Social rented4.1%17.1%
Households511

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1516.9%17.4%
Aged 15–6464.2%64.1%
Aged 65+18.9%18.6%
Residents1,262

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.

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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