53 Askham Lane, York, YO24 3HB
About 53 Askham Lane
53 Askham Lane is a detached house in York (YO24 3HB). It has a recorded floor area of 282 m² (around 3035 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (August 2018) shows an F (score 31), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 65), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 282 m² the property is well over the postcode median (110 m² across 10 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £1,036,000 is 27% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£269/sq ft) was about 17.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £816,000 in October 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Energy performance
53 Askham Lane sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
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Because the property was built before 1919 and has no mains gas supply, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
53 Askham Lane has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
14 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£1,036,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£816,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
28 October 2021Most recent
£816,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in YO24 3HB: £385,000 (2025–2018).
Versus other Askham Lane homes
On epc rating, 53 Askham Lane runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,894
Street avg £2,951
Floor Area
282 m²
Street avg 142 m²
Habitable Rooms
10 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
21.0 t/year
Street avg 8.5 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Ridgeway — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Westfield Primary Community School. 17 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.6dB







