House Prices on My Street — Full History

What street-level price history tells you that averages don't

National house price indices are useless when you're buying a specific house on a specific street. The ONS says prices rose 2% last year — but your street might be up 15% because of a new school, or flat because of a problem you haven't noticed yet.

Street-level transaction data from the Land Registry shows you every sale going back to 1995. That's nearly 30 years of data for most streets. What you're looking for isn't just the current prices — it's the pattern. A street where prices have risen steadily is probably fine. A street where several properties have sold twice in quick succession might signal people leaving in a hurry — possibly because of noise, antisocial behaviour, or a development that's made the area less desirable. A street where one house sold for significantly less than its neighbours probably had a serious issue — subsidence, flooding, structural problems.

You also want to see how frequently properties come up for sale. A street with high turnover isn't necessarily bad, but it's worth understanding why. If nothing has sold in years, it usually means people are happy there — that's a good sign.

The other thing street data reveals is renovation premiums. If number 42 sold for £250,000 two years ago and number 38 — the same type of house — just sold for £310,000, the difference is almost certainly down to condition and improvements. That tells you what the upside looks like if you're buying a project.

How this directly affects your offer

Street price history is the single best tool for calibrating your offer, because it removes the two things that distort buyer judgement: the agent's asking price and your own emotional attachment.

Before you offer, pull the data and answer these questions. What's the most anyone has paid for a similar property on this street in the last two years? What's the least? Where does the asking price sit relative to those two numbers?

If the asking price is at or above the highest recent sale, you need a very good reason to pay it — the property needs to be in clearly better condition or have something the others didn't (extension, garage, larger garden).

If the asking price is between the high and low, you're in normal territory. Your offer should reflect the property's condition relative to those comparables.

If the asking price is below recent sales, ask why. It might be a motivated seller, which is good for you. It might also be because the property has a problem that isn't obvious from the listing.

Either way, you're making a decision based on evidence rather than what the agent tells you other people are offering — which you can never verify.