Worst House on the Street Logo
Coastal Road, Hest Bank, Lancaster LA2 - Image 1
Coastal Road, Hest Bank, Lancaster LA2 - Image 2
Coastal Road, Hest Bank, Lancaster LA2 - Image 3

Coastal Road, Hest Bank, Lancaster LA2

North West

£474,950

Listed on 31/10/2026

The listing

Property details

Bedrooms
5
Type
Detached
Area
1798 sqft

Features

  • Garage
  • Garden
  • Parking

Description

This five-bedroom detached house is arranged over three floors and offers approximately 1,798 sq ft of accommodation. The ground floor includes a vestibule and hallway, a bay-fronted lounge, a large L-shaped living and dining room, a fitted kitchen and a conservatory opening onto an elevated timber deck. Upstairs are three bedrooms and a bathroom on the first floor, with two further bedrooms and a second bathroom on the top floor. Outside, the property has a lawned front garden, a block-paved driveway with off-road parking, a detached garage and a sizeable rear garden with lawn and paved patio areas. An undercroft is accessed from the rear garden. The house is described as requiring modernisation, offering scope to update the accommodation. It is offered with vacant possession and no upward chain. The coastal road location is convenient for Hest Bank and Bolton-le-Sands, local schools, canal and shore walks, and transport links towards Carnforth.

WHOTS analysis

Our WHOTS verdict

An internal assessment of the opportunity to acquire, improve and create value.

52out of 100
Grade DWeak opportunity

Confidence: MEDIUM

This substantial five-bedroom detached home offers a clear medium-scale project: its traditional finishes run across several rooms, with modernisation indicated for the kitchen and both bathrooms, alongside redecoration and flooring updates. The three-floor layout, two living areas, conservatory, driveway, detached garage and sizeable garden give buyers plenty to work with, while the coastal-road setting is a notable draw. The rear garden is partly overgrown and would benefit from attention.

At £264/sq ft, the asking price is slightly below the local average of £271/sq ft, which is a reasonable starting point for a project buyer. However, once purchase and works are considered, the economics look tight against local benchmarks, so the opportunity depends on managing the improvement programme carefully.

Key opportunities

  • Modernise the dated kitchen and both bathrooms, then refresh the patterned finishes and flooring across several rooms.
  • Make use of the three-floor layout, two living areas and conservatory to create a more contemporary family home.
  • Tackle the overgrown section of the rear garden and make the most of the deck, paved areas, driveway and detached garage.

Key risks

None recorded.

Unlock the full analysis

Sign up to see the refurb profile, below-market value, yields, and local market trends for this and every other property that has them.

Sign up free

Already have an account? Sign in

Interested in similar properties?

Create an alert and we'll notify you when similar renovation opportunities are listed.

Sign in to create alert

Map

Location

Coastal Road, Hest Bank, Lancaster LA2
Loading map...

Transport

Nearest stations

  • Bare Lane Rail Station

    1.6 miles

    Train · Bare

  • Morecambe Rail Station

    2.9 miles

    Train · Morecambe

  • Carnforth Rail Station

    3.0 miles

    Train · Carnforth

  • Lancaster Rail Station

    3.1 miles

    Train · Lancaster

Contains public sector information from NaPTAN (DfT) licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Finance

Mortgage calculator

Illustrative repayments based on the asking price, not a mortgage offer.

£
£
£
%
%
years

Current average 2-year fixed rate is 5.13%

Current average variable rate is 6.58%

Monthly Repayments
£1,941
Based on a loan of £356,212 over 30 years at 5.13% interest

These results are estimates and are only intended as a guide. Make sure you obtain accurate figures from your lender before committing to any mortgage. Your home may be repossessed if you do not keep up repayments on a mortgage.

Tax

Stamp duty calculator

Indicative tax based on the asking price and the options you select.

Services

Next steps

Explore services to help you with this property purchase.

Get help with this property

Financing, surveys and more – choose a service and we’ll connect you with our trusted partners.

Allcott Associates