Beech Cottage, Garmancarr Lane, Wistow, Selby, YO8 3UW
About Beech Cottage
Beech Cottage is a semi-detached house in Wistow, Selby, Selby (YO8 3UW). It has a recorded floor area of 68 m² (around 732 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (April 2023) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 80), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 68 m² it sits well below the postcode median (123 m² across 28 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Beech Cottage has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
3applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at Beech Cottage
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Beech Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£222,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in YO8 3UW: £485,000 (2025–2023).
Nearby sales in YO8 3UW
1 Appleyard Cottages, Garmancarr Lane, Wistow, Selby, YO8 3UW
Sold Sept 2025
£211,000Chalwin, Garmancarr Lane, Wistow, Selby, YO8 3UW
Sold Aug 2025
£570,000Stable End, Garmancarr Lane, Wistow, Selby, YO8 3UW
Sold May 2024
£485,000Squirels Leap, Garmancarr Lane, Wistow, Selby, YO8 3UW
Sold Oct 2023
£424,500Landemere House, Garmancarr Lane, Wistow, Selby, YO8 3UW
Sold Jun 2023
£570,000
Everything we know about Beech Cottage, 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 Garmancarr Lane homes
Habitable Rooms for Beech Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
50 (E)
Street avg 54 (E)
Floor Area
68 m²
Street avg 140 m²
CO₂ Emissions
5.1 t/year
Street avg 7.2 t/year
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
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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
0.3 km
All Saints Church — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Wistow Parochial Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.5dB