Ashfield Avenue, Lancaster | Victorian Home in Fairfield

Location

Ashfield Avenue is a well-regarded residential street in Fairfield, one of Lancaster’s most popular areas. Arranged in an attractive horseshoe shape and lined with mature trees, the street has no through traffic, creating a quieter setting while remaining close to the city centre.

Lancaster railway station is within easy walking distance, making the location particularly convenient for commuters. Fairfield Nature Reserve, the canal, local parks and open green spaces are also nearby, while the city centre offers a wide choice of shops, cafés, restaurants, theatres and everyday amenities. The property is also well placed for local schools, bus routes and road links towards Morecambe and the M6.

Property Information

Ashfield Avenue is a traditional two-bedroom stone-built Victorian terrace that has been a much-loved family home since January 1959, spanning more than 67 years. The property offers approximately 759 sq. ft. of accommodation and retains a number of appealing period features, while also presenting an excellent opportunity for a new owner to modernise and personalise the interior.

Steps rise from the pavement to a small gated forecourt garden and the front entrance. Inside, the welcoming hallway features original cornicing and period detailing, with stairs leading to the first floor. The bay-fronted living room is bright and well proportioned, with high ceilings, deep skirting boards, original cornicing and a wall-mounted gas fire. Glazed French doors connect the living room to a separate dining room, allowing the two spaces to work independently or together when entertaining.

To the rear is a traditional U-shaped kitchen fitted with solid wooden units, work surfaces, tiled splashbacks and a built-in Neff oven. The kitchen remains functional but offers clear scope for updating to suit contemporary tastes.

The first floor provides two double bedrooms. The main bedroom spans the full width of the front of the house and offers excellent proportions, while the second bedroom is ready for redecoration and improvement. The bathroom is unusually spacious for a home of this style and includes a three-piece suite with a shower over the bath. Its generous footprint may allow a future owner to reconfigure the space, subject to the necessary checks.

A cupboard on the landing provides access to the loft, offering useful additional storage potential and the opportunity for further investigation by a future owner.

Outside, the enclosed rear courtyard provides a practical, low-maintenance space with gated access to the rear service street. Three useful outbuildings comprise a former washhouse or utility-style store, an outside WC and a former coal store housing the electric meters.

Neighbouring properties have incorporated similar rear outbuildings into their main accommodation, suggesting potential to extend the kitchen or create additional living space, subject to planning permission, building regulations and all necessary professional checks.

Material Information

Freehold Property
Heating: Gas central heating with additional gas fires
Parking: Permit parking
Traditional stone-built Victorian terrace

Key Features

• No onward chain

• Two generous double bedrooms

• Stone-built Victorian terrace

• Quiet horseshoe-shaped street

• No passing traffic

• Bay-fronted living room

• Original cornicing and high ceilings

• Separate dining room with French doors

• Spacious first-floor bathroom

• Landing cupboard providing loft access

• Enclosed courtyard with three outbuildings

• Potential to incorporate the rear outbuildings, subject to consent

• Walking distance to Lancaster railway station

• Close to Fairfield Nature Reserve

• Excellent scope to modernise

• Much-loved family home since January 1959

Yard

The property also benefits from an enclosed rear yard with a concrete finish, space for potted plants and access to useful external storage buildings. Compact and low maintenance, it provides a practical area for bins, gardening equipment and everyday outdoor storage.

Parking - Permit