School House, Hill Top, Barlby, Selby, YO8 5JQ
About School House
School House is a detached house in Barlby, Selby, Selby (YO8 5JQ). It has a recorded floor area of 185 m² (around 1991 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (January 2023) shows an F (score 36), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 57), a 2-band jump.
It hasn't traded since August 2004, a hold of 22 years that's notably long for the area. At 185 m² the property is well over the postcode median (103 m² across 11 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £337,000 sits 87.3% above the 2004 sale of £179,950. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£90/sq ft) was about 38% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2013. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
School House sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Planning history
School House has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- Apr 2013ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Erection of a single storey extension to enlarge existing kitchen, provide a utility and a granny annexe
- Agent
- Bench Mark Designs
- Documents
- 21 docs on file
- Reference
- 2012/1198/HPA
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
School House valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£337,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£179,950
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
19 August 2004Most recent
£179,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in YO8 5JQ: £290,000 (2023–2021).
Nearby sales in YO8 5JQ
Paxholme, Hill Top, Barlby, Selby, YO8 5JQ
Sold Apr 2023
£290,000Hillside, Hill Top, Barlby, Selby, YO8 5JQ
Sold Nov 2022
£415,000Bloom Hill Cottage, Hill Top, Barlby, Selby, YO8 5JQ
Sold Jan 2022
£342,100Riverslea, Hill Top, Barlby, Selby, YO8 5JQ
Sold Feb 2021
£195,000Montrosa, Hill Top, Barlby, Selby, YO8 5JQ
Sold Feb 2021
£205,000
Everything we know about School House, 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 Hill Top homes
On price per m², School House runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£973
Street avg £2,051
Floor Area
185 m²
Street avg 110 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
11.0 t/year
Street avg 5.9 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
Howden Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
Barlby Community Primary School. 7 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.9dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.2dB