Bottom Flat, 1 Alma Terrace, Selby, YO8 3JY
About Bottom Flat
Bottom Flat is an end-of-terrace house in Selby (YO8 3JY). It has a recorded floor area of 37 m² (around 395 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (December 2009) shows an F (score 24), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it C (February 2009); the latest reading is 3 bands lower. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 59), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from December 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 37 m² it sits well below the postcode median (58 m² across 28 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement.
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Valuation
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Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
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Trends
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Energy performance
Bottom Flat sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 10 Dec 2019
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating system changed
Changed to a more efficient fuel source
Heating controls changed
Hot water system changed
Window efficiency improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
Bottom Flat has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
3applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Bottom Flat has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£148,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in YO8 3JY: £140,000 (2024–2022).
Everything we know about Bottom Flat, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby
Versus other Alma Terrace homes
EPC Rating for Bottom Flat lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
24 (F)
Street avg 70 (C)
Floor Area
37 m²
Street avg 41 m²
CO₂ Emissions
3.4 t/year
Street avg 1.9 t/year
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 2 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.3 km
Audus Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Barlby Bridge Community Primary School. 12 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.8dB