6, FORGE CLOSE, MELBOURNE, YORK, YO42 4QS - £28,000

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6 FORGE CLOSE is a midsized extended detached house of 156m², built sometime between 1991 and 1995, which could now be worth an estimated £118,131. It was last sold for £28,000 in July 1998, which was around 65% below the average July 1998 detached price in the East Riding of Yorkshire local authority area. The most recent EPC inspection was May 2025, where the current energy rating was E, and the potential energy rating was E.

6 FORGE CLOSE Sold Prices

Land registry data shows one sale for 6 FORGE CLOSE since 1^st January 1995. The below table shows the price paid for the one sale, along with the average detached price in the East Riding of Yorkshire local authority area for the corresponding sale date. The average price is sourced from the Office for National Statistics' House Price Index (HPI).

Date	Price	HPI Price	Variation from HPI
1998 10 JUL	£28,000	£79,458	65% below HPI

What might 6 FORGE CLOSE be worth now?

6 FORGE CLOSE might now be worth an estimated £118,131.

This is based on house price inflation of 321.9%, between July 1998 and April 2026, for detached houses, in the East Riding of Yorkshire local authority area, as calculated by the Office for National Statistics and published in their UK House Price Index (HPI).

The 321.9% inflationary increase is applied to the most recent sale price for 6 FORGE CLOSE of £28,000 on 10th July 1998. For the value to have increased from £28,000 to £118,131 over the 28 years and three months to April 2026, the following assumptions must hold true:

• The value of 6 FORGE CLOSE has moved in line with the HPI for detached houses in the East Riding of Yorkshire local authority area.
• The July 1998 sale price of £28,000 represented a fair market value for the property.
• The size, condition, and specification of 6 FORGE CLOSE has not materially changed since July 1998.

How Large is 6 FORGE CLOSE?

6 FORGE CLOSE is 156m², which includes two extensions, according to the EPC inspection conducted in May 2025. This puts it in the largest 50% of detached houses in Melbourne, based on EPC data. The below chart shows the distribution of detached houses by size in Melbourne, and where 6 FORGE CLOSE lies on this distribution: 47% of detached houses are smaller than 6 FORGE CLOSE, and 49% of detached houses are larger. Note that EPC data is not available for all properties in Melbourne.

6 FORGE CLOSE: Plot

6 FORGE CLOSE sits on a plot of roughly 0.128 of an acre, or 518m².

Where is 6 FORGE CLOSE?

6 FORGE CLOSE is located in MELBOURNE, in the YO42 postcode district.