2 Market Place, Cawood, Selby, YO8 3SR
About 2 Market Place
2 Market Place is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Cawood, Selby, Selby (YO8 3SR). It has a recorded floor area of 109 m² (around 1173 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (December 2016) shows a G (score 18), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it D (July 2010); the latest reading is 3 bands lower. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Period features are noted in the property record.
At 109 m² it sits well below the postcode median (212 m² across 4 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. Today's modelled estimate of £278,000 sits 81.7% above the 2013 sale of £153,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£130/sq ft) was about 27.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 4 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include change of use to residential, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. 12 years since the last transfer (December 2013).
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
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Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Utility roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
Building
- ConciergeYes
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
2 Market Place sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency decreased
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
Planning history
2 Market Place has multiple listed-building consents on file — alterations need formal heritage approval.
- Oct 2007RenovationHeritageIn report
Resubmission of withdrawn application 8/35/410A/LB (2007/0379/LBC) Listed Building Consent for alterations to windows and doors and internal works
Listed- Documents
- 14 docs on file
- Reference
- 2007/0928/LBC
- Oct 2007Change of UseAmendmentIn report
Resubmission following withdrawal of previous application 8/35/410/PA (2007/0451/COU) for change of use of former shop to domestic dwelling
- Documents
- 15 docs on file
- Reference
- 2007/0927/COU
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Sales history & valuation
2 Market Place valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£278,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£153,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
20 December 2013Most recent
£153,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in YO8 3SR: £265,000 (2021–2003).
Nearby sales in YO8 3SR
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Versus other Market Place homes
On epc rating, 2 Market Place runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,404
Street avg £1,479
Floor Area
109 m²
Street avg 203 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
12.0 t/year
Street avg 12.0 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Castle — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Cawood Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.1dB