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Helmsman Lane, OL16

Sold prices, £/m² and street profile from HM Land Registry records.

Median sold price
£171,995
all recorded sales
£ per m²
£2,590
from EPC floor areas
Recorded sales
33
Distinct homes
21
Price range
£88,000£245,000
Sales recorded
2017 → 2025
first to latest sale
The street in brief

Helmsman Lane is mostly terraced houses. Homes here typically change hands around £171,995 — roughly 4% above the OL16 norm. The street has lagged the OL16 trend. HM Land Registry records 33 sales across 21 homes since 2017 — the street turns over frequently.

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Helmsman Lane prices over time

Median sold price on the street by year, from 33 HM Land Registry records. Years with no recorded sales are left blank rather than joined up.

This street — yearly medianOL16 district trend
£100k£150k£200k£250k201820202022202420262017: £164,995 median · 9 sales2018: £169,995 median · 11 sales2019: £170,000 median · 2 sales2020: £180,000 median · 1 sale2021: £148,500 median · 1 sale2022: £230,000 median · 4 sales2024: £210,000 median · 3 sales2025: £232,000 median · 2 sales

Median sold price by year vs the OL16 district trend. Street medians on thin years reflect few sales — hover a dot for the exact figure.

How Helmsman Lane compares

Helmsman Lane against the OL16 district's busiest streets, the district itself, and the official UK House Price Index for the wider area.

This street
£171,995
median · all recorded sales
OL16 district
£165,000
median · last 8 years · street +4%
England
£291,445
average price (UK House Price Index), Apr 2026 · +3.9% in 12 months

Helmsman Lane's £171,995 median sits about 4% above OL16's £165,000.

Street and OL16 figures are medians of HM Land Registry sales; the England figures are the UK House Price Index mix-adjusted average — a different basis, so compare direction rather than levels between the two.

Prices by property type

Median sold price by property type on Helmsman Lane.

Terraced
£181,995
21 sales
Semi-detached
£170,995
7 sales
Detached
£139,248
4 sales
Flat
£94,995
1 sale

Every recorded sale on Helmsman Lane

Individual transactions as recorded by HM Land Registry, newest first.

DateAddressTypeNew buildPrice
18 Dec 202514 · OL16 4PSTerraced£224,000
30 Jun 202513 · OL16 4PSSemi-detached£240,000
16 Dec 202410 · OL16 4PSTerraced£215,000
18 Oct 202432 · OL16 4PSTerraced£210,000
5 Jun 20248 · OL16 4PSDetached£158,000
9 Nov 202222 · OL16 4PSTerraced£245,000
21 Oct 202226 · OL16 4PSTerraced£88,000
5 Jul 202234 · OL16 4PSTerraced£230,000
5 Jul 202234 · OL16 4PSTerraced£230,000
14 May 202116 · OL16 4PSDetached£148,500
20 Nov 20202 · OL16 4PSTerraced£180,000
19 Dec 201925 · OL16 4PSSemi-detached£180,000
7 Jul 201923 · OL16 4PSSemi-detached£160,000
28 Jun 20186 · OL16 4PSnon-standardSemi-detachedYes£179,596
28 Jun 201826 · OL16 4PSnon-standardTerracedYes£177,996
28 Jun 201819 · OL16 4PSnon-standardTerracedYes£179,596
28 Jun 201824 · OL16 4PSnon-standardTerracedYes£177,996
15 Jun 201822 · OL16 4PSTerracedYes£184,995
1 Jun 201820 · OL16 4PSTerracedYes£184,995
27 Apr 201818 · OL16 4PSFlatYes£94,995
27 Apr 20188 · OL16 4PSDetachedYes£109,995
20 Apr 201816 · OL16 4PSDetachedYes£129,995
6 Apr 20184 · OL16 4PSTerracedYes£176,695
29 Mar 201814 · OL16 4PSTerracedYes£159,995
29 Mar 201812 · OL16 4PSTerracedYes£157,995
29 Mar 201810 · OL16 4PSTerracedYes£169,995
16 Mar 201817 · OL16 4PSnon-standardTerracedYes£170,000
16 Mar 20182 · OL16 4PSTerracedYes£191,495
16 Feb 201821 · OL16 4PSTerracedYes£181,995
22 Dec 201728 · OL16 4PSTerracedYes£189,995
21 Dec 201732 · OL16 4PSTerracedYes£159,995
15 Dec 201736 · OL16 4PSTerracedYes£171,995
15 Dec 201734 · OL16 4PSTerracedYes£159,995
15 Dec 201730 · OL16 4PSTerracedYes£164,995
8 Dec 201725 · OL16 4PSSemi-detachedYes£172,995
8 Dec 201723 · OL16 4PSSemi-detachedYes£163,995
8 Dec 201713 · OL16 4PSSemi-detachedYes£170,995
8 Dec 201715 · OL16 4PSSemi-detachedYes£164,995
30 Jun 20166 · OL16 4PSnon-standardOther£1,057,350
9 Aug 2013The Hornet · OL16 4PSnon-standardOther£471,600

Sales marked non-standardare Land Registry “additional price paid” entries — bulk purchases, repossessions, right-to-buy and similar transfers. They're listed for completeness but excluded from every median and comparison figure on this page.

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Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, including the UK House Price Index. EPC data © Crown copyright. Licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures summarise recorded sales on the street and are not a valuation of any individual home.