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3 sales on record
About 5 Houghton Lane
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
5 Houghton Lane is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Sancton, York, York (YO43 4QU). It has a recorded floor area of 88 m² (around 947 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (February 2026) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since March 2021. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Average to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 73). Main heating runs on oil. This certificate was lodged in the last six months, so the rating reflects current condition.
Sale prices here have outpaced York HPI: 3% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £254,000 is 21% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£222/sq ft) was about 34.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 3 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Sold July 2021 for £210,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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
- Bathrooms2
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
The EPC has just been inspected, so the rating reflects current condition.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Feb 2026
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D58
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
5.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 5 Houghton Lane, Sancton, York, YO43 4QU, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- Mar 2011DemolitionFullApprove
Two storey · Side of property
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Latest sale on 5 Houghton Lane was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£254,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.0% per year over 11 years.
Last sold (2021)
£210,000
Growth on file: 3.0% per year over 11 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Houghton Lane homes
Four headline reads against 24 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Price per m² for 5 Houghton Lane runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,386
Street avg £1,993
Floor Area
88 m²
Street avg 86 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Similar properties nearby
A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the York district page.
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
1/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Sancton King Street — bus stop.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around YO43 4QU from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.5dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 11 points of interest in total.
Beautiful places to visit nearby
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