1 Bishops Close, Cawood, Selby, YO8 3SX
About 1 Bishops Close
1 Bishops Close is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Cawood, Selby, Selby (YO8 3SX). It has a recorded floor area of 84 m² (around 904 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (September 2019) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. The rating has held steady at D across 3 certificates since July 2014. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good and main heating went from Average to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average and hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
It changed hands recently, sold March 2025 for £220,000. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2024. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 71% of similar EPCs). Across 2006–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.6% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£243/sq ft) was about 65.9% 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
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Private gardenrear
- Parkingoff_street
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency decreased
More low energy lighting installed
Heat pump installed, significantly improving energy efficiency
Changed to a more efficient fuel source
Planning history
- Jan 2024ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Rear of property
Demolition of existing single storey rear extension and proposed two storey rear extension in place
- Agent
- Chris Finn Architect
- Documents
- 13 docs on file
- Reference
- ZG2023/0972/HPA
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 1 Bishops Close was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£240,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.6% per year over 19 years.
£220,000
Growth on file: 2.6% per year over 19 years.
Sales timeline
11 March 2025Most recent
£220,000
+37.5%over 10 years31 October 2014
£160,000
+17.6%over 8 years14 June 2006
£136,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in YO8 3SX: £130,000 (2021–2007).
Nearby sales in YO8 3SX
10 Bishops Close, Cawood, Selby, YO8 3SX
Sold Aug 2021
£210,0007 Bishops Close, Cawood, Selby, YO8 3SX
Sold Oct 2014
£124,9953 Bishops Close, Cawood, Selby, YO8 3SX
Sold Mar 2014
£150,00012 Bishops Close, Cawood, Selby, YO8 3SX
Sold May 2012
£125,0006 Bishops Close, Cawood, Selby, YO8 3SX
Sold Jun 2006
£116,000
Everything we know about 1 Bishops Close, 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 Bishops Close homes
Price per m² for 1 Bishops Close runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,619
Street avg £1,784
Floor Area
84 m²
Street avg 79 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.6 t/year
Street avg 4.5 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
0.5 km
Castle — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Cawood Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School. 2 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
45.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.1dB