Lancaster Place Extn: Lot Value, Restrictions and Who Buys Old Houses Here

What this means for you

Almost every parcel in Lancaster Place Extn sits inside a City minimum-lot-size block (City of Houston Planning layers, read 2026-10-13), so most lots cannot be split below the block's minimum. The buyer is often one who builds a single home or renovates the house, at a different price from a townhome lot's. The deed is the open question, because the full text has not been read. Send us the address and we put the public facts for your lot beside the figures below.

The streets and the houses

Streets the HCAD data lists in Lancaster Place Extn include Colquitt St, W Main St, Sul Ross St, Branard St, Richmond Ave and W Alabama St (HCAD 2026 roll, read 2026-10-13). The subdivision's builder-pattern parcels sit in 77006 (58 parcels) and 77098 (16 parcels) (HCAD 2026 roll, read 2026-10-13). A builder-pattern parcel is a lot of 4,500 to 20,000 square feet that is vacant or holds a house built in 1975 or earlier worth at most 40 percent of its land, with no permit issued since 2022 (HCAD 2026 roll, read 2026-10-13). Lancaster Place Extn has 74 of them (HCAD 2026 roll, read 2026-10-13). The median year built is 1925 and the median lot is 6,250 square feet (HCAD 2026 roll, read 2026-10-13). The HCAD code CHERRYHURST/OTHERS also appears on the Winlow Place and Montrose pages. Lancaster Place Extn is HCAD's abbreviation for Lancaster Place Extension.

The Lancaster Place Civic Association says Lancaster Place began in 1918, when the Guardian Trust Company developed its first tract, and that Extensions 1 to 3 followed in 1922 to 1923 (Lancaster Place Civic Association history, read 2026-10-14). The Menil Collection's neighborhood history dates the platting of the Lancaster Place section to 1923 and says most of its one-story bungalows were built from 1923 to 1925 (Menil Collection, neighborhood history, read 2026-10-14). The median year built in the data is 1925 (HCAD 2026 roll, read 2026-10-13).

Land value by HCAD code

HCAD appraises land by neighborhood code. Lancaster Place Extn spans one code in this data (HCAD 2026 roll, read 2026-10-13). Each line gives the parcels, the median land value per square foot and the 25th to 75th percentile range. Where the range is a single figure, HCAD appraises the whole code at one rate.

• CHERRYHURST/OTHERS: 74 parcels, median $120.0 per square foot, the 25th and 75th percentile are both $120.0 (HCAD 2026 roll, read 2026-10-13)

The median across the subdivision is $120.0 per square foot (HCAD 2026 roll, read 2026-10-13). HCAD's figure is an appraisal for tax, not a sale price.

What restricts a lot here

Deed. Restrictions are on file. Whether they bar townhomes is unknown and the data records a minimum lot size as none stated, at medium confidence (deed research, 2026-10-14). The published summary lists setbacks and a no-business rule only, with no townhome or subdivision clause shown, and the full text has not been read. Your own deed decides. Ask your title company for the recorded restrictions.

City minimum lot size. 66 of the 74 parcels (89 percent) sit inside a City minimum-lot-size designation (City of Houston Planning layers, read 2026-10-13). The City says a designation prevents lots from being divided below a set size, which in most cases prevents redevelopment into townhomes (City of Houston Planning brochure, read 2026-10-14). A lot in one of these blocks cannot be split below the block's minimum.

Historic status. 1 parcel is flagged historic and lies outside any historic district (City of Houston Planning layers, read 2026-10-13). If your house is a City landmark, the City requires a certificate of appropriateness to demolish it (City of Houston Office of Preservation, read 2026-10-14). Check your address on the City's historic district map.

Who buys here and the two ways to sell

With most lots inside a minimum-lot-size block, the likely buyer builds one home on the lot or renovates the house. A builder who wants townhomes needs a lot outside a block. Our teardown page shows how HCAD values compare with asking prices and reported sales.

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We take it to the right buyers for you. Where a City block limits splits, those are buyers who build one home or renovate. We bring your lot to them, you take the best offer, and you sign one contract, once. In both cases you see the buyer's name in writing before you sign.

You can also list the house with an agent. If that nets you more, we tell you so. Get at least two numbers before you decide.

Terms in plain words

• HCAD. The Harris Central Appraisal District, the county office that appraises every property for tax. Its land value is an appraisal, not a sale price (HCAD public data downloads, read 2026-10-13).
• Builder-pattern parcel. A lot where the land is worth much more than the old house on it. The exact test, with its figures, is under "The streets and the houses" above.
• Lancaster Place Extn. HCAD's abbreviation for Lancaster Place Extension, the later sections of Lancaster Place (Lancaster Place Civic Association history, read 2026-10-14).
• City minimum lot size. A City designation that prevents lots from being divided below a set size (City of Houston Planning brochure, read 2026-10-14).
• Deed restriction. A private rule recorded against a subdivision, a section or a single lot. Your own deed shows which ones reach your lot (deed research, 2026-10-14).

Questions people ask

What is a lot worth in Lancaster Place Extn?

HCAD's median land value across the Lancaster Place Extn subdivision's builder-pattern parcels in Houston is $120.0 per square foot, one rate for the whole code (HCAD 2026 roll, read 2026-10-13). That is an appraisal, not a price.

Can I split my Lancaster Place Extn lot?

Not below the minimum if your block has a City designation. 66 of the 74 Lancaster Place Extn parcels do (City of Houston Planning layers, read 2026-10-13).

What do the deed restrictions in Lancaster Place Extn say?

The published summary lists setbacks and a no-business rule only. The full text has not been read, so check your own deed (deed research, 2026-10-14).

Is my Lancaster Place Extn house historic?

One parcel in the Lancaster Place Extn data is flagged and it lies outside a district (City of Houston Planning layers, read 2026-10-13). Check your own address on the City's historic district map.

What does Lancaster Place Extn mean?

It is HCAD's abbreviation for Lancaster Place Extension (HCAD 2026 roll, read 2026-10-13). The Lancaster Place Civic Association says the first tract was on Montrose's western edge and that Extensions 1 to 3 were added in 1922 to 1923 (Lancaster Place Civic Association history, read 2026-10-14).

When was Lancaster Place built?

The Lancaster Place Civic Association says it began in 1918 and the extensions followed in 1922 to 1923 (Lancaster Place Civic Association history, read 2026-10-14). The Menil Collection dates the platting to 1923 (Menil Collection, neighborhood history, read 2026-10-14), so early 1920s is the safe answer.