5 Back Lane, Hambleton, Selby, YO8 9JB
About 5 Back Lane
5 Back Lane is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Hambleton, Selby, Selby (YO8 9JB). It has a recorded floor area of 76 m² (around 818 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (June 2017) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include a conservatory. Period features are noted in the property record.
Held since September 1996 — that's 30 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £185,000 sits 256.6% above the 1996 sale of £51,875. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£63/sq ft) was about 61.4% below the postcode norm. At 76 m² it sits well below the postcode median (134 m² across 12 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- ConservatoryYes
- FireplaceYes
Building
- Heating systemgas
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
5 Back Lane has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
5 Back Lane's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (1996).
£185,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£51,875
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
15 September 1996Most recent
£51,875
Median price across the last 5 sales in YO8 9JB: £150,000 (2024–2019).
Nearby sales in YO8 9JB
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Versus other Back Lane homes
Price per m² for 5 Back Lane lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£683
Street avg £2,153
Floor Area
76 m²
Street avg 127 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 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