70 Brook Street, Selby, YO8 4AR
About 70 Brook Street
70 Brook Street is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Selby (YO8 4AR). It has a recorded floor area of 65 m² (around 700 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (September 2020) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since September 2020. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 2-band jump.
At 65 m² it sits well below the postcode median (118 m² across 31 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 1998–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £190,000 is 27% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£214/sq ft) was about 95.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: May 2021 at £149,550. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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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
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenrear
- Parkingoff_street
Building
- Heating systemgas
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
70 Brook Street has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
8applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
70 Brook Street has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1998.
£190,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.4% per year over 23 years.
£149,550
Growth on file: 5.4% per year over 23 years.
Sales timeline
20 May 2021Most recent
£149,550
+243.8%over 23 years9 January 1998
£43,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in YO8 4AR: £240,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in YO8 4AR
Everything we know about 70 Brook Street, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
Versus other Brook Street homes
On floor area, 70 Brook Street runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,301
Street avg £1,306
Floor Area
65 m²
Street avg 139 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.5 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
Armoury Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Selby High School Specialist School for the Arts and Science. 11 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.9dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.9dB