2 Beech Grove, Selby, YO8 4AS
About 2 Beech Grove
2 Beech Grove is a five-bedroom semi-detached house in Selby (YO8 4AS). It has a recorded floor area of 187 m² (around 2012 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (September 2010) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 62). The latest certificate is from September 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Period features are noted in the property record. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
At 187 m² the property is well over the postcode median (61 m² across 17 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 88% of similar EPCs). 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. 5 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1997–2011, sale prices on this property compounded at 16.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £298,000 is 24.2% above the 2011 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£119/sq ft) was about 30.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in June 2011 and unlisted since — roughly 15 years.
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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
- Bedrooms5
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- ParkingYes
- Cul-de-sacYes
Building
- Heating systemgas
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
2 Beech Grove's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 04 Sept 2020
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- Jun 2022ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension
- Agent
- Crescent Architects Ltd
- Documents
- 14 docs on file
- Reference
- 2021/0764/HPA
- Aug 2018ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Proposed erection of single storey rear extension to semi-detached townhouse
- Agent
- Crescent Architects Ltd
- Documents
- 21 docs on file
- Reference
- 2018/0672/HPA
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 2 Beech Grove
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 2 Beech Grove was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£298,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 16.4% per year over 14 years.
£240,000
Growth on file: 16.4% per year over 14 years.
Sales timeline
23 June 2011Most recent
£240,000
+50.0%over 7 years21 August 2003
£160,000
+481.8%over 6 years21 March 1997
£27,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in YO8 4AS: £124,995 (2018–2009).
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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 Beech Grove homes
EPC Rating for 2 Beech Grove lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
50 (E)
Street avg 57 (D)
Floor Area
187 m²
Street avg 108 m²
CO₂ Emissions
12.0 t/year
Street avg 4.6 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Ebor Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 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
49.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.0dB