16 Chestnut Road, Cawood, Selby, YO8 3TB
About 16 Chestnut Road
16 Chestnut Road is a three-bedroom detached house in Cawood, Selby, Selby (YO8 3TB). It has a recorded floor area of 139 m² (around 1496 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (December 2020) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in August 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 74). Main heating runs on oil. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
It hasn't traded since January 2011, a hold of 15 years that's notably long for the area. At 139 m² the property is well over the postcode median (79 m² across 23 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 1996–2011, sale prices on this property compounded at 5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £275,000 sits 91% above the 2011 sale of £144,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£96/sq ft) was about 39.7% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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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
- CloakroomYes
Outside
- GarageYes
- Cul-de-sacYes
Building
- Heating systemoil
Energy performance
16 Chestnut Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls changed
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
16 Chestnut Road has been extended on multiple sides of the property across separate planning applications.
- May 2023ExtensionOutlineIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Lawful development certificate for proposed erection of single storey rear extension
- Agent
- So Sound Design
- Reference
- 2023/0347/CPP
- Mar 2022PorchFullIn report
Extension: Front of property
Erection of single storey front porch
- Agent
- Chris Finn Architect
Extension- Reference
- 2021/1328/HPA
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
16 Chestnut Road has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1996.
£275,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.0% per year over 15 years.
£144,000
Growth on file: 5.0% per year over 15 years.
Sales timeline
21 January 2011Most recent
£144,000
+84.6%over 11 years16 June 1999
£78,000
+9.9%over 3 years6 June 1996
£71,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in YO8 3TB: £242,500 (2025–2020).
Nearby sales in YO8 3TB
22 Chestnut Road, Cawood, Selby, YO8 3TB
Sold Jun 2025
£280,00020 Chestnut Road, Cawood, Selby, YO8 3TB
Sold Nov 2022
£172,00028b, Chestnut Road, Cawood, Selby, YO8 3TB
Sold Aug 2022
£215,00010 Chestnut Road, Cawood, Selby, YO8 3TB
Sold Jul 2022
£355,0002 Old Builders Yard Cottages, Chestnut Road, Cawood, Selby, YO8 3TB
Sold Dec 2020
£242,500
Everything we know about 16 Chestnut Road, 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 Chestnut Road homes
On habitable rooms, 16 Chestnut Road stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£1,036
Street avg £2,103
Floor Area
139 m²
Street avg 90 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.4 t/year
Street avg 5.5 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
0.2 km
Castle — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Cawood Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.9dB