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About 79 Bad Bargain Lane
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
79 Bad Bargain Lane is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in York (YO31 0LP). It has a recorded floor area of 78 m² (around 840 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (January 2013) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in June 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Good, roof efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from January 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Sale prices here have outpaced York HPI: 9.3% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £279,000 sits 59.4% above the 2012 sale of £175,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£208/sq ft) was about 76.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sold in March 2012, so it's been off the market for around 14 years. At 78 m² it's 16.1% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (93 m² median across 7 EPCs).
What this property has
Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.
Inside
- Bedrooms3
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 31 Jan 2023
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
79 Bad Bargain Lane has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1998.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£279,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 9.3% per year over 14 years.
Last sold (2012)
£175,000
Growth on file: 9.3% per year over 14 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Bad Bargain Lane homes
Four headline reads against 7 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On floor area, 79 Bad Bargain Lane runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,244
Street avg £2,054
Floor Area
78 m²
Street avg 105 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
Similar properties nearby
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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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.
Road noise across the postcode
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Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.5dB
Everything within walking distance
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