27a, Charles Street, Selby, YO8 4DA
About 27a
27a is a two-bedroom detached house in Selby (YO8 4DA). It has a recorded floor area of 62 m² (around 667 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (October 2015) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from October 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2016–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 14.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £203,000 is 37.2% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£222/sq ft) was about 68.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sold in April 2017, so it's been off the market for around 9 years. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2017.
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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
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
Building
- Heating systemgas
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
27a sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 27 Oct 2025
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Jan 2017AmendmentIn report
Propose change of use from a residential property to a Day Care Centre for the elderly and people with Dementia or Dementia related illnesses
- Agent
- Strensall Day Care Centre
- Documents
- 22 docs on file
- Reference
- 2016/1362/COU
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 27a
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.
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
27a changed hands twice within eighteen months — unusual for the area.
£203,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 14.4% per year over 1 year.
£148,000
Growth on file: 14.4% per year over 1 year.
Sales timeline
20 April 2017Most recent
£148,000
+18.4%over 1 year18 January 2016
£125,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in YO8 4DA: £185,000 (2024–2022).
Everything we know about 27a, 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 Charles Street homes
27a is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£2,387
Street avg £1,750
Floor Area
62 m²
Street avg 72 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.3 t/year
Street avg 3.2 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
Haig Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Selby Community Primary School. 11 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.7dB