3 Back Lane, Hambleton, Selby, YO8 9JB
About 3 Back Lane
3 Back Lane is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Hambleton, Selby, Selby (YO8 9JB). It has a recorded floor area of 49 m² (around 527 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (August 2019) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it C (July 2009); the latest reading is 2 bands lower. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Poor to Average; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 3-band jump. Other recorded features include outbuildings. Period features are noted in the property record.
At 49 m² it sits well below the postcode median (134 m² across 12 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2022. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1995–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.8% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£284/sq ft) was about 120.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: June 2024 at £150,000.
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Valuation
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Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
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Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms1
- Bathrooms1
- CloakroomYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- OutbuildingsYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
3 Back Lane has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- Nov 2022ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Erection of single storey extension to rear to form larger sitting room and replacement of existing single storey extension to form larger kitchen to the existing dwelling
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 2022/1035/HPA
What's in 3 Back Lane, Hambleton, Selby, YO8 9JB's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
3 Back Lane has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1995.
£158,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.8% per year over 29 years.
£150,000
Growth on file: 4.8% per year over 29 years.
Sales timeline
27 June 2024Most recent
£150,000
+53.8%over 5 years19 March 2019
£97,500
-2.5%over 9 years30 October 2009
£100,000
16 October 2003
£99,950
+159.6%over 8 years30 March 1995
£38,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in YO8 9JB: £336,500 (2024–2018).
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Versus other Back Lane homes
On habitable rooms, 3 Back Lane runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,061
Street avg £1,937
Floor Area
49 m²
Street avg 129 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.4 t/year
Street avg 6.4 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
Red Lion — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Hambleton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.0dB