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Get started73 Bad Bargain Lane is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in York (YO31 0LP). It has a recorded floor area of 97 m² (around 1044 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (February 2025) shows a C (score 71). When first surveyed in November 2008 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Average; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83).
Untraded for 19 years, with the last transfer in August 2007. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Sale prices here have outpaced York HPI: 18.1% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £334,000 is 48.4% above the 2007 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£215/sq ft) was about 69.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 71% of similar EPCs).
A HMO conversion application was refused at 73 Bad Bargain Lane in 2025.
Change of use from dwelling (use class C3) to House in Multiple Occupation (use class C4) for up to 4 occupants
73 Bad Bargain Lane has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 2000.
£334,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 18.1% per year over 7 years.
£225,000
Growth on file: 18.1% per year over 7 years.
Habitable Rooms for 73 Bad Bargain Lane runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,320
Street avg £2,043
Floor Area
97 m²
Street avg 103 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
6/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
Applefields School — bus stop.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.5dB

Changes detected from historical EPC data
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
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Extension: Rear of property
Pitched roof conservatory to rear (retrospective)
1 August 2007Most recent
£225,000
+230.9%over 7 years19 May 2000
£68,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in YO31 0LP: £230,000 (2025–2012).
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.4 t/year
Street avg 4.6 t/year
YO31 0QF
Closest school
0.4 km
St Aelred's Catholic Primary School - a Catholic Voluntary Academy. 17 schools nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.1dB
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