2 Hawthorn Drive, Barlby, Selby, YO8 5LQ
About 2 Hawthorn Drive
2 Hawthorn Drive is a two-bedroom detached house in Barlby, Selby, Selby (YO8 5LQ). It has a recorded floor area of 88 m² (around 947 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (January 2019) shows an E (score 43), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in July 2014 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and main heating dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The home occupies a corner plot.
On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2018. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2016–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £263,000 is 20.6% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£230/sq ft) was about 17.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £218,000 in March 2021. 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
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
- Corner plotYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
2 Hawthorn Drive sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency decreased
Heating system changed
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system changed
Cavity wall insulation installed
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
- May 2018ExtensionFullIn report
Proposed single storey garden room extension
- Documents
- 14 docs on file
- Reference
- 2018/0292/HPA
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£263,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.2% per year over 5 years.
£218,000
Growth on file: 6.2% per year over 5 years.
Sales timeline
22 March 2021Most recent
£218,000
+32.1%over 4 years2 August 2016
£165,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in YO8 5LQ: £243,000 (2025–2023).
Nearby sales in YO8 5LQ
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Sold Mar 2025
£243,0007a, Hawthorn Drive, Barlby, Selby, YO8 5LQ
Sold Oct 2024
£245,00038 Hawthorn Drive, Barlby, Selby, YO8 5LQ
Sold Jul 2024
£240,0006 Hawthorn Drive, Barlby, Selby, YO8 5LQ
Sold Aug 2023
£215,500
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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
- Larger development activity nearby

Versus other Hawthorn Drive homes
On epc rating, 2 Hawthorn Drive runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,477
Street avg £2,302
Floor Area
88 m²
Street avg 112 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.1 t/year
Street avg 4.3 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Hawthorn Drive — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Barlby Community Primary School. 6 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.8dB