Ruffa Lane, Pickering house prices are built from 92 sales lodged with HM Land Registry, the oldest in 1996 and the most recent on 3 Sep 2024. The median price paid across the whole record is £195,000. Across the 14 years from 2007 to 2021 the median moved +51.6% in cash — but once inflation is taken out, the change in 2026 money is +10.2%.
Median price paid
£195,000
Change in cash, 2007–2021
+51.6%
Change in real terms
+10.2%
Median per m²
£1,922
HM Land Registry92 sales15 with floor areaLatest sale 3 Sep 2024
Section 01
How Ruffa Lane, Pickering prices moved
The chart tracks the median Ruffa Lane, Pickering house price for every year with a recorded sale, from 1996 to 2021. The dashed line restates each year in 2026 money, so the two lines separate exactly as much as inflation has eroded the cash figure.
| Decade | Years with sales | Median paid | In today's money |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2 | £72,000 | £159,874 |
| 2000s | 1 | £215,000 | £391,667 |
| 2010s | 2 | £155,500 | £219,254 |
| 2020s | 2 | £326,000 | £333,087 |
The highest yearly median on record for Ruffa Lane, Pickering is £335,000 in 2020; the lowest is £72,000 in 1996. Across the full 26-year record the cash median has moved from £72,000 to £326,000.
In 2026 money that first median is worth £156,185, so the real change over the whole record is +163.7% — about +3.95% a year after inflation. Cash growth and real growth are not the same story, and the gap is the part most price reports leave out.
Over the last decade alone the difference is stark: +51.6% in cash against +10.2% once inflation is removed. A buyer who sold at the end of that decade would have needed the real figure, not the headline one, to know whether they had actually gained.
Section 02
The most recent sales
Every row is a completed sale as lodged with HM Land Registry. The right-hand column restates the price in 2026 money, which is the only fair way to compare a sale from the 1990s with one from last year.
| Address | Sold | Type | Price paid | In today's money |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 42 | 3 Sep 2024 | Semi-detached | £385,000 | £405,112 |
| 25 | 22 Aug 2024 | Terraced | £217,000 | £228,336 |
| 32 | 22 Mar 2024 | Detached | £243,000 | £255,694 |
| 31 | 25 Apr 2023 | Semi-detached | £220,000 | £237,701 |
| 55 | 8 Mar 2023 | Detached | £292,500 | £316,034 |
| 28 | 20 Feb 2023 | Detached | £235,000 | £253,908 |
| 26 | 15 Dec 2022 | Detached | £248,500 | £287,909 |
| 107 | 16 Nov 2022 | Semi-detached | £250,000 | £289,647 |
| 109 | 21 Oct 2022 | Semi-detached | £206,000 | £238,669 |
| 44 | 26 Jan 2022 | Detached | £475,000 | £550,329 |
| 48 | 22 Sep 2021 | Detached | £326,000 | £411,882 |
| 65 | 21 Sep 2021 | Detached | £370,000 | £467,473 |
| 109 | 14 May 2021 | Semi-detached | £179,950 | £227,356 |
| 111 | 24 Mar 2021 | Semi-detached | £170,000 | £214,785 |
| 74 | 26 Jan 2021 | Detached | £562,500 | £710,685 |
| 52 | 18 Dec 2020 | Detached | £495,000 | £640,909 |
| 41 | 10 Dec 2020 | Detached | £335,000 | £433,747 |
| 67 | 31 Jul 2020 | Detached | £265,000 | £343,113 |
| 78 | 7 Jul 2020 | Detached | £405,000 | £524,380 |
| 18 | 7 Feb 2020 | Detached | £262,500 | £339,876 |
| 28 | 8 Nov 2019 | Detached | £160,000 | £209,276 |
| 83 | 1 Nov 2019 | Detached | £200,000 | £261,596 |
| 103 | 2 Nov 2018 | Semi-detached | £225,000 | £299,858 |
| 42 | 15 Oct 2018 | Semi-detached | £375,000 | £499,764 |
| 72 | 21 Sep 2016 | Detached | £455,000 | £635,198 |
Section 03
Homes that sold twice
These addresses appear in the register more than once, so the same bricks are being priced twice. That makes them the strongest evidence of what actually happened to Ruffa Lane, Pickering values — no mix of property types can flatter the number.
| Address | First recorded sale | Most recent sale | Cash a year | Real a year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 42 Ruffa Lane | £375,000 (2018) | £385,000 (2024) | +0.4% | -3.4% |
| 25 Ruffa Lane | £51,000 (2000) | £217,000 (2024) | +6.2% | +3.4% |
| 32 Ruffa Lane | £127,500 (2002) | £243,000 (2024) | +3.0% | +0.2% |
| 31 Ruffa Lane | £45,000 (1996) | £220,000 (2023) | +6.1% | +3.4% |
| 55 Ruffa Lane | £66,000 (2001) | £292,500 (2023) | +7.0% | +4.1% |
| 28 Ruffa Lane | £160,000 (2019) | £235,000 (2023) | +10.1% | +5.0% |
| 26 Ruffa Lane | £195,000 (2006) | £248,500 (2022) | +1.5% | -1.2% |
| 109 Ruffa Lane | £145,999 (2013) | £206,000 (2022) | +3.9% | +1.3% |
| 44 Ruffa Lane | £158,000 (2002) | £475,000 (2022) | +5.7% | +3.0% |
| 65 Ruffa Lane | £230,000 (2016) | £370,000 (2021) | +10.0% | +7.8% |
| 111 Ruffa Lane | £144,999 (2013) | £170,000 (2021) | +2.0% | +0.2% |
| 74 Ruffa Lane | £435,000 (2008) | £562,500 (2021) | +2.0% | -0.2% |
Section 04
What sells here
The mix of property types explains a large part of any area's median. Ruffa Lane, Pickering is dominated by the type at the top of this table, so its overall median leans that way.
| Property type | Sales | Share | Median paid | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 59 | 64.1% | £222,500 | £66,000 – £562,500 |
| Semi-detached | 24 | 26.1% | £165,000 | £45,000 – £385,000 |
| Terraced | 9 | 9.8% | £150,000 | £51,000 – £217,000 |
Section 06
Ownership and new build in Ruffa Lane, Pickering
0 of the sales on record are leasehold and 92 freehold — 0.0% of the market. Tenure is not a detail: a leasehold flat and a freehold house are different assets, and mixing them into one median hides the difference.
| Category | Sales | Share | Median paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leasehold | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Freehold | 92 | 100.0% | £195,000 |
| New build | 2 | 2.2% | £145,499 |
| Existing home | 90 | 97.8% | £197,500 |
New builds sold for less than the median existing home — -26.3%. A new-build premium is normal: the buyer gets a warranty and nothing to fix, and the price is set by a developer rather than negotiated between two households.
A further 1 transfers for this area are on the register but are left out of every figure above. HM Land Registry marks them as additional price paid entries: repossessions, buy-to-let portfolio moves, transfers between companies or family, and sales at a discount such as right to buy. They are real records but they are not open-market prices, and including them would drag the median somewhere no buyer ever paid.
Section 09
How Ruffa Lane, Pickering compares
The median across the whole archive is £157,500. Ruffa Lane, Pickering sits above that national figure — +23.8%.
Within Pickering the street ranks 63 of 179 by median price, and its median is above the town figure of £175,000 (+11.4%).
Where an EPC floor area could be matched to the sale, the median works out at £1,922 per square metre, across 15 of the 92 sales on record. Price per square metre is the only figure that compares a two-bed flat with a four-bed house honestly.
The full range on record runs from £45,000 to £562,500. Extremes usually mean something unusual — a plot sold without a house on it, a transfer between family members, or a very large property — so the median is the number to trust.
Section 10
Nearby on the record
Streets nearby
- Westgate£142,250 median
- Potter Hill£110,000 median
- Mickle Hill£258,950 median
- Eastgate£159,000 median
- Main Street£218,000 median
- Maltongate£210,000 median
- Kingfisher Drive£140,000 median
- High Street£185,000 median
- Derwent Road£328,995 median
- Firthland Road£159,750 median
- Outgang Road£157,250 median
- Farmanby Close£188,000 median
- Whitfield Avenue£151,000 median
- Littledale£176,000 median
- Middleton Road£240,250 median
- Woodlands Park£271,750 median
Addresses with more than one recorded sale
- 20 Ruffa Lane5 sales
- 25 Ruffa Lane4 sales
- 55 Ruffa Lane4 sales
- 31 Ruffa Lane3 sales
- 109 Ruffa Lane3 sales
- 74 Ruffa Lane3 sales
- 103 Ruffa Lane3 sales
- 14 Ruffa Lane3 sales
- 38 Ruffa Lane3 sales
- 42 Ruffa Lane2 sales
- 32 Ruffa Lane2 sales
- 28 Ruffa Lane2 sales
- 26 Ruffa Lane2 sales
- 44 Ruffa Lane2 sales
- 65 Ruffa Lane2 sales
- 111 Ruffa Lane2 sales
- 52 Ruffa Lane2 sales
- 41 Ruffa Lane2 sales
- 78 Ruffa Lane2 sales
- 83 Ruffa Lane2 sales
- WHITWELL HOUSE, 33 Ruffa Lane2 sales
- 57 Ruffa Lane2 sales
- 12 Ruffa Lane2 sales
- 2, WANDALES COTTAGES Ruffa Lane2 sales
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Quick answers
Common questions about this data
What is the average house price in Ruffa Lane, Pickering?
The median price paid in Ruffa Lane, Pickering across every sale on the register is £195,000. The median is used rather than the mean because a handful of very large sales would otherwise drag the average away from what a typical buyer paid.
How many homes have sold in Ruffa Lane, Pickering?
92 sales are on record for Ruffa Lane, Pickering, the most recent completing on 3 Sep 2024. Every one is a completed transfer lodged with HM Land Registry, not an asking price or an estimate.
Have Ruffa Lane, Pickering house prices actually risen?
In cash, the median rose +51.6% between 2007 and 2021. In 2026 money — that is, after inflation — the change is +10.2%. Both numbers are true; only the second one tells you whether buying here preserved value.
When were Ruffa Lane, Pickering house prices at their highest?
The highest yearly median on record is £335,000, set in 2020. That is the cash figure; measured in 2026 money the peak may fall in a different year, because inflation reshapes the series.
What is the price per square metre in Ruffa Lane, Pickering?
£1,922 per square metre, from the 15 sales where an EPC floor area could be matched to the address. Price per square metre strips out size, so a flat and a house can be compared on the same basis.
How current is this data?
The latest sale shown here completed on 3 Sep 2024. HM Land Registry publishes Price Paid Data monthly and a sale can take a month or two to appear after completion, so the most recent weeks are always incomplete.
Cite this page: Sold Price History, “Ruffa Lane, Pickering house prices”, 2026. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data © Crown copyright and database right, used under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Inflation adjustment: ONS CPIH.