12 Great Close, Cawood, Selby, YO8 3UG
About 12 Great Close
12 Great Close is a four-bedroom detached house in Cawood, Selby, Selby (YO8 3UG). It has a recorded floor area of 163 m² (around 1755 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (October 2022) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in February 2013 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, window efficiency went from Poor to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Average; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average. Main heating runs on bulk wood pellets. Other recorded features include outbuildings.
2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 163 m² it's 27.3% larger than the typical home in the postcode (128 m² median across 14 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 71% of similar EPCs). Across 1997–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.1% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£274/sq ft) was about 55.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: April 2023 at £480,000.
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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
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenrear
- GarageYes
- OutbuildingsYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
12 Great Close's carbon output is low for the local stock.
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
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
Roof insulation improved
Upgraded to gas central heating
Changed to a more efficient fuel source
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- Jun 2025DemolitionFullIn report
Demolish an existing single storey play room at the front of the property and rebuild it on the existing footprint, construct a first floor side extension above the existing single storey element of the building, construct a two storey side extension, demolish the existing single storey side lean-to and rebuild it on the same footprint and replace the existing front entrance porch
- Agent
- Charles Pacey Architectural Design
Extension- Reference
- ZG2025/0464/HPA
- Jul 2024DemolitionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Demolition of an existing conservatory and erection of a single storey dining room extension
- Agent
- Charles Pacey Architectural Design
Extension- Documents
- 14 docs on file
- Reference
- ZG2024/0566/HPA
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 12 Great Close was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£521,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.1% per year over 26 years.
£480,000
Growth on file: 7.1% per year over 26 years.
Sales timeline
20 April 2023Most recent
£480,000
+94.3%over 17 years20 December 2005
£247,000
+32.8%over 3 years27 November 2002
£186,000
+129.6%over 5 years29 May 1997
£81,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in YO8 3UG: £320,000 (2023–2018).
Nearby sales in YO8 3UG
Everything we know about 12 Great 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 Great Close homes
CO₂ Emissions for 12 Great Close runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,945
Street avg £2,418
Floor Area
163 m²
Street avg 130 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
1.4 t/year
Street avg 7.3 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
0.4 km
Castle — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 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
46.6dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.6dB