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Water Lane, York

MyStreetCheck free street report: Water Lane, York · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/york-york/water-lane/

House prices, sold prices and local information for YO30 6PN, YO30 6NF, YO30 6PW.

Average price (last 12 months)
£232,000
1 sale
Average price (since 2016)
£229,388
42 sales
Price range
£140k – £362k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
29 May 2026
YO30 6PW

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At a glance

House prices£229k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeAbout averageLower crime than about 60% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 7 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station20 min walkYork station Schools2 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband98% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold98% freeholdAcross 49 Land Registry sales Conservation areaChecking…Planning designations Green beltChecking…Planning designations Listed buildingsChecking…Within about 200 m Planning applicationsChecking…Within 500 m, last 90 days

42 property sales on Water Lane, York have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 1 home sold here for an average of £232,000. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £212,543. 11 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 11 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 55% terraced, 38% semi-detached, 5% detached. Recorded sale prices on Water Lane range from £140,000 to £362,000. 98% of homes sold here were freehold and 2% leasehold.

House prices on Water Lane compared

YO30 postcode area£384,840
York£350,314
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Water Lane has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all YO30 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £173,500 (4 sales)2016£174k2017: £178,500 (7 sales)2017£179k2018: £273,300 (3 sales)2018£273k2019: £214,700 (7 sales)2019£215k2020: £226,700 (5 sales)2020£227k2021: £248,000 (4 sales)2021£248k2022: £275,833 (3 sales)2022£276k2023: £297,500 (2 sales)2023£298k2024: £362,000 (1 sales)2024£362k2025: £245,200 (5 sales)2025£245k2026: £232,000 (1 sales)2026£232k

Tenure: 98% freehold and 2% leasehold across 49 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Terraced23£212,54329 May 2026
Semi-detached16£254,45623 Oct 2025
Detached2£267,25028 Jun 2021
Flat1£140,00026 Sep 2017

Sold prices on Water Lane

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
75, Water Lane YO30 6PW 29 May 2026£232,000 TerracedFreehold
55, Water Lane YO30 6PW 23 Oct 2025£240,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
66, Water Lane YO30 6PP 1 Oct 2025£206,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
73, Water Lane YO30 6PW 20 Aug 2025£320,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
116, Water Lane YO30 6PN 28 Jul 2025£260,000 TerracedFreehold
52, Water Lane YO30 6PP 30 May 2025£200,000 TerracedFreehold
177, Water Lane YO30 6PJ 1 Aug 2024£362,000 TerracedFreehold
112, Water Lane YO30 6PN 16 May 2024£220,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
108, Water Lane YO30 6PN 12 Sep 2023£270,000 TerracedFreehold
169, Water Lane YO30 6PJ 14 Jun 2023£325,000 TerracedFreehold
115, Water Lane YO30 6NF 31 Jan 2023£206,000 TerracedFreehold
148, Water Lane YO30 6PN 21 Oct 2022£205,000 TerracedFreehold
169, Water Lane YO30 6PJ 26 Aug 2022£300,000 TerracedFreehold
5, Grosvenor Court, Water Lane YO30 6PX 9 Jun 2022£322,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
77, Water Lane YO30 6PW 21 Sep 2021£257,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
113, Water Lane YO30 6NF 27 Aug 2021£225,000 TerracedFreehold
51A, Water Lane YO30 6PW 28 Jun 2021£312,000 DetachedFreehold
129, Water Lane YO30 6NF 29 Jan 2021£198,000 TerracedFreehold
189, Water Lane YO30 6PF 3 Dec 2020£357,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
144, Water Lane YO30 6PN 2 Sep 2020£185,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
64, Water Lane YO30 6PP 27 Jul 2020£190,000 TerracedFreehold
62, Water Lane YO30 6PP 26 Feb 2020£170,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
177, Water Lane YO30 6PJ 20 Feb 2020£200,000 TerracedFreehold
7, Grosvenor Court, Water Lane YO30 6PX 31 Jan 2020£201,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
148, Water Lane YO30 6PN 13 Dec 2019£172,000 OtherFreehold
48, Water Lane YO30 6PP 23 Sep 2019£140,000 TerracedFreehold
116, Water Lane YO30 6PN 7 Jun 2019£170,000 TerracedFreehold
117, Water Lane YO30 6NF 7 May 2019£178,000 TerracedFreehold
53, Water Lane YO30 6PW 22 Mar 2019£160,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
171, Water Lane YO30 6PJ 15 Feb 2019£235,000 TerracedFreehold
193, Water Lane YO30 6PF 25 Jan 2019£309,950 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
195, Water Lane YO30 6PF 25 Jan 2019£309,950 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
189, Water Lane YO30 6PF 16 Nov 2018£324,950 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
191, Water Lane YO30 6PF 26 Oct 2018£294,950 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
156, Water Lane YO30 6PL 17 Aug 2018£200,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
Plot 2, Water Lane YO30 6RG 6 Apr 2018£1,890,000 OtherFreehold
187A, Water Lane YO30 6PF 8 Dec 2017£222,500 DetachedFreehold
117, Water Lane YO30 6NF 30 Oct 2017£160,000 TerracedFreehold
7, Freemans Court, Water Lane YO30 6PU 26 Sep 2017£140,000 FlatLeasehold
160, Water Lane YO30 6PL 7 Aug 2017£190,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
108, Water Lane YO30 6PN 30 Jun 2017£185,000 TerracedFreehold
118, Water Lane YO30 6PN 11 May 2017£169,000 TerracedFreehold
57, Water Lane YO30 6PW 5 May 2017£173,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
123, Water Lane YO30 6NF 10 Feb 2017£183,000 TerracedFreehold
73, Water Lane YO30 6PW 22 Jul 2016£192,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
52, Water Lane YO30 6PP 20 Jul 2016£169,000 TerracedFreehold
129, Water Lane YO30 6NF 22 Apr 2016£177,500 TerracedFreehold
187A, Water Lane YO30 6PF 30 Mar 2016£5,000 OtherFreehold
123, Water Lane YO30 6NF 12 Jan 2016£155,000 TerracedFreehold

Sale prices are as recorded by HM Land Registry. Some sales (for example repossessions and company purchases) are listed but left out of the averages.

Sale history: homes sold more than once

AddressSalesChange
73, Water Lane £192,500 (Jul 2016) → £320,000 (Aug 2025) +66%
over 9 yrs
116, Water Lane £170,000 (Jun 2019) → £260,000 (Jul 2025) +53%
over 6 yrs
52, Water Lane £169,000 (Jul 2016) → £200,000 (May 2025) +18%
over 9 yrs
177, Water Lane £200,000 (Feb 2020) → £362,000 (Aug 2024) +81%
over 4 yrs
108, Water Lane £185,000 (Jun 2017) → £270,000 (Sep 2023) +46%
over 6 yrs
169, Water Lane £300,000 (Aug 2022) → £325,000 (Jun 2023) +8%
over under a year
148, Water Lane £172,000 (Dec 2019) → £205,000 (Oct 2022) +19%
over 3 yrs
129, Water Lane £177,500 (Apr 2016) → £198,000 (Jan 2021) +12%
over 5 yrs
189, Water Lane £324,950 (Nov 2018) → £357,500 (Dec 2020) +10%
over 2 yrs
117, Water Lane £160,000 (Oct 2017) → £178,000 (May 2019) +11%
over 2 yrs
123, Water Lane £155,000 (Jan 2016) → £183,000 (Feb 2017) +18%
over 1 yr

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Schools near Water Lane

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Clifton Green Primary School 372 pupils Primary 3–11 Good Report 0.1 mi
Vale of York Academy 656 pupils Secondary 11–16 Good Report 0.3 mi
St Peter's School 2-18 1,277 pupils Other independent school Church of England 2–18 Report 0.4 mi
Bootham School 587 pupils Other independent school Quaker 2–19 Report 0.6 mi
Saint Barnabas Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School 76 pupils Primary Church of England 5–11 Report 0.7 mi
Burton Green Primary School 136 pupils Primary 2–11 Report 0.7 mi
Haxby Road Primary Academy 293 pupils Primary 2–11 Report 0.8 mi
Lakeside Primary Academy 199 pupils Primary 2–11 Report 0.9 mi

Source: Department for Education (Get Information about Schools) and Ofsted. Grades are from each school's last graded inspection; newer inspections use report cards without a single overall grade, so check the full report. Distances are straight-line. Check catchment areas with the local council.

Getting around, shops and health

Train stations

  • York station 1.0 mi · 20 min walk
  • Poppleton station 2.2 mi · 43 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Clifton Health Centre (opp Kingsway North, Water Lane) 1 min walk
  • Clifton Health Centre (adj Kingsway North, Water Lane) 1 min walk
  • Brompton Road (o/s 12, Brompton Road) 1 min walk
  • Brompton Road (o/s 7, Brompton Road) 2 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Jorvik Gillygate Practice
    Woolpack House, The Stonebow, York · 1.2 mi
  • Dalton Terrace Surgery
    Glentworth, Dalton Terrace, York · 1.4 mi
  • York Medical Group
    199 Acomb Road, York · 1.5 mi
  • Staycity York (Nimbuscare)
    2 Oak Rise, York · 1.7 mi

Supermarkets

  • Spar Spar - Clifton Green · 0.2 mi
  • Heron Heron Burton Stone Lane · 0.3 mi
  • Sainsburys Local Sainsburys Burton Stone Lane Local · 0.4 mi
  • Morrisons Daily Morrisons Daily York 43 Crichton Avenue · 0.4 mi

Pharmacies

  • Medwin Pharmacy · 0.8 mi
  • York Delivery Pharmacy · 0.9 mi
  • Citywide Health-tower Court Pharmacy · 0.9 mi

Dentists

  • Dental Surgery · 0.3 mi
  • Dental Surgery · 0.9 mi
  • Crystal Clear Dental · 0.9 mi

Sources: Department for Transport (NaPTAN), NHS England organisation data, and GEOLYTIX Retail Points (open data). Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance.

Area profile

Deprivation

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This neighbourhood is in decile 7 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of areas in England and 10 the least deprived.

Income8 of 10
Employment7 of 10
Education and skills7 of 10
Health and disability7 of 10
Crime7 of 10
Access to housing and services10 of 10
Living environment2 of 10

Each domain ranked in deciles across England (10 = least deprived).

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned66.0%62.5%
Private rented20.9%20.3%
Social rented13.1%17.1%
Households809

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1511.6%17.4%
Aged 15–6463.5%64.1%
Aged 65+24.9%18.6%
Residents1,651

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)98%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)98%80%
Gigabit-capable98%80%

Share of homes on this street's postcodes that can get each speed. UK figure is the average across all postcodes. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Mobile signal

HereEng & Wales
4G indoors, all 4 networks93%89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network100%100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks100%99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks97%92%

Share of homes across York with good coverage (Jul 2025). Signal varies street by street; check your exact address on Ofcom's checker. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Neighbourhood figures cover the surrounding Lower Layer Super Output Area (about 1,500 residents). Sources: Census 2021 (ONS) and the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

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Who lives around Water Lane

Ethnic group

HereYork
White93.6%92.8%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh3.3%3.8%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.8%1.8%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.7%0.7%
Other ethnic group0.7%1%

Religion

HereYork
No religion45.8%46.1%
Christian45.4%43.9%
Not answered5.7%6.9%
Other religion1%0.6%
Muslim0.9%1.2%
Buddhist0.8%0.5%
Hindu0.3%0.5%
Jewish0.1%0.1%

Country of birth

HereYork
Born in the UK87.3%89.2%
Born outside the UK12.7%10.8%

Highest qualification

HereYork
Level 4 qualifications and above53%38.8%
No qualifications12.7%13.3%
Level 3 qualifications12.4%21.7%
Level 2 qualifications9.9%11.4%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications6%7.4%
Apprenticeship4%5.2%
Other qualifications2.1%2.1%

General health

HereYork
Very good health49.1%48.6%
Good health34.4%35%
Fair health11.6%12.1%
Bad health3.7%3.4%
Very bad health1.2%0.9%

Cars or vans per household

HereYork
1 car or van in household51.9%46%
No cars or vans in household25.3%24%
2 cars or vans in household18.6%23.6%
3 or more cars or vans in household4.2%6.4%

Source: Census 2021 (ONS), via Nomis. Percentages of usual residents or households, as recorded in March 2021.

Figures cover the surrounding neighbourhood (Lower Layer Super Output Area, about 1,500 residents). Full demographics of York.

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