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Water Lane, WF8

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

Median sold price
£159,000
all recorded sales
£ per m²
£2,407
from EPC floor areas
Recorded sales
30
Distinct homes
15
Price range
£48,000 – £675,000
Sales recorded
2000 → 2025
first to latest sale
The street in brief

Water Lane is mostly detached houses. The median sale price is £159,000, about 16% below the typical WF8 sale. On floor area that works out near £2,407 per square metre, above the district's £2,237. Recent sales are too thin to call a trend for the street itself; WF8 prices as a whole have been rising. The record shows 30 sales across 15 homes since 2000.

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Water Lane prices over time

Median sold price on the street by year, from 30 HM Land Registry records. Years with no recorded sales are left blank rather than joined up.

This street — yearly medianWF8 district trend
£0£200k£400k£600k£800k2000200520102015202020252000: £50,300 median · 1 sale2001: £52,500 median · 3 sales2002: £245,000 median · 1 sale2004: £182,950 median · 3 sales2005: £133,000 median · 1 sale2006: £353,500 median · 2 sales2007: £139,000 median · 4 sales2011: £155,000 median · 1 sale2013: £350,000 median · 1 sale2015: £120,000 median · 3 sales2016: £158,000 median · 1 sale2018: £357,500 median · 2 sales2020: £195,000 median · 1 sale2021: £98,000 median · 1 sale2022: £202,500 median · 2 sales2023: £675,000 median · 1 sale2024: £127,500 median · 1 sale2025: £211,000 median · 1 sale

Median sold price by year vs the WF8 district trend. Street medians on thin years reflect few sales — hover a dot for the exact figure.

How Water Lane compares

Water Lane against the WF8 district's busiest streets, the district itself, and the official UK House Price Index for the wider area.

Princes Drive£270k · 47
Knight Street£260k · 51
Carleton Road£246k · 67
Conqueror Way£223k · 56
Monckton Road£200k · 48
Friarwood Avenue£175k · 79
Heather Drive£173k · 47
Water Lane£159k · 30*
Priory Chase£100k · 53
Northgate Lodge£75k · 55

Median sold price and sale count over the last 8years for the district's busiest streets. *This street's figures cover all recorded sales (fewer than 3 in the last 8 years).

This street
£159,000
median · all recorded sales
WF8 district
£190,000
median · last 8 years · street -16%
England
£291,445
average price (UK House Price Index), Apr 2026 · +3.9% in 12 months

Water Lane's £159,000 median sits about 16% below WF8's £190,000; on floor space it runs £2,407/m² against the district's £2,237/m² (+8%).

Street and WF8 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 Water Lane.

Detached
£182,475
20 sales
Semi-detached
£127,500
10 sales

Every recorded sale on Water Lane

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

DateAddressTypeNew buildPrice
24 Mar 202521 · WF8 2JXSemi-detached—£211,000
7 Jun 2024Cherry Tree Cottage · WF8 2JXDetached—£127,500
15 Sept 2023Northfield · WF8 3LDDetached—£675,000
30 May 2022Dandy Mill Cottage · WF8 2JXnon-standardOther—£475,000
27 May 202226 · WF8 2JXDetached—£245,000
13 May 2022Old Mill House · WF8 3LDnon-standardOther—£500,000
28 Jan 202221 · WF8 2JXSemi-detached—£160,000
23 Aug 2021Riverside Farm · WF8 3LDnon-standardOther—£800,000
23 Apr 2021Cherry Tree Cottage · WF8 2JXDetached—£98,000
9 Oct 20201 · WF8 3LDSemi-detached—£195,000
14 Dec 2018Willow Cottage · WF8 3LDDetached—£270,000
28 Feb 2018Riverside Lodge · WF8 3LDDetached—£445,000
15 Apr 20161 · WF8 3LDSemi-detached—£158,000
19 Jun 20151 · WF8 3LDSemi-detached—£120,000
29 May 201523 · WF8 2JXSemi-detached—£104,000
6 Feb 20152 · WF8 3LDSemi-detached—£135,000
7 Nov 2013Went View · WF8 3LDDetached—£350,000
8 Apr 201122 · WF8 2JXDetached—£155,000
16 Nov 20072 · WF8 2JXSemi-detached—£92,000
28 Sept 2007Low Farm · WF8 3LDDetached—£450,000
27 Apr 200724 · WF8 2JXDetached—£173,000
26 Feb 2007Cherry Tree Cottage · WF8 2JXDetached—£105,000
15 Dec 20061 · WF8 2JXDetached—£182,000
7 Sept 2006Northfield · WF8 3LDDetached—£525,000
12 Sept 20051 · WF8 2JXDetached—£133,000
3 Dec 200422 · WF8 2JXDetached—£182,950
9 Jul 20042 · WF8 2JXSemi-detached—£87,000
2 Jul 2004Northfield · WF8 3LDDetached—£425,000
28 Feb 2002The Gables · WF8 3LDDetached—£245,000
10 Sept 20014 · WF8 2JXSemi-detached—£48,000
17 Jul 2001Northfield · WF8 3LDDetachedYes£52,500
12 Jul 200122 · WF8 2JXDetached—£82,000
14 Jul 20001 · WF8 2JXDetached—£50,300

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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More streets in WF8

Sold-price profiles for nearby streets, and the wider WF8 area guide.

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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.