12 Water Row, Cawood, Selby, YO8 3SW
About 12 Water Row
12 Water Row is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Cawood, Selby, Selby (YO8 3SW). It has a recorded floor area of 58 m² (around 624 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (April 2021) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since July 2013. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 91), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. Other recorded features include notable views.
At 58 m² it sits well below the postcode median (104 m² across 9 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Last sale on file: £185,000 in May 2021. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2008. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1997–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £209,000 is 13% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£296/sq ft) was about 73.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
- Utility roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
- Notable viewsYes
Building
- ConciergeYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Changed to a more efficient fuel source
Hot water system changed
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
Council records include a two-storey rear extension at 12 Water Row.
- Dec 2008ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Two storey · Rear of property
Proposed two storey rear extension to extend kitchen/diner
- Documents
- 12 docs on file
- Reference
- 2008/1180/FUL
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1997.
£209,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.7% per year over 24 years.
£185,000
Growth on file: 5.7% per year over 24 years.
Sales timeline
25 May 2021Most recent
£185,000
+19.4%over 7 years24 January 2014
£155,000
+11.5%over 6 years23 August 2007
£139,000
+11.2%over 1 year4 October 2005
£125,000
+160.4%over 8 years31 January 1997
£48,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in YO8 3SW: £225,000 (2025–2017).
Nearby sales in YO8 3SW
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- Larger development activity nearby

Versus other Water Row homes
Price per m² for 12 Water Row runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,190
Street avg £2,161
Floor Area
58 m²
Street avg 116 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.3 t/year
Street avg 8.3 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
Cornmill Close — 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
46.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.6dB