What type of property is 4 Acorn Cottages, Howden Road, YO8 5UW?

4 Acorn Cottages, Howden Road, YO8 5UW is a mid-terrace house.

What did 4 Acorn Cottages, Howden Road, YO8 5UW sell for?

4 Acorn Cottages, Howden Road, YO8 5UW last sold for £186,500 in January 2021, around 5 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £40,000 in June 1995. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 4 Acorn Cottages, Howden Road, YO8 5UW?

Across 3 sales between June 1995 and January 2021, 4 Acorn Cottages, Howden Road, YO8 5UW rose from £40,000 to £186,500, a change of £146,500. That works out to roughly +6.2% per year compounded over 26 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 4 Acorn Cottages, Howden Road, YO8 5UW?

The current EPC rating for 4 Acorn Cottages, Howden Road, YO8 5UW is C with a score of 75 out of 100, lodged in October 2020. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 4 Acorn Cottages, Howden Road, YO8 5UW?

4 Acorn Cottages, Howden Road, YO8 5UW has a recorded floor area of 79 m² (850 sq ft). Source: EPC Register.

How is 4 Acorn Cottages, Howden Road, YO8 5UW heated?

The latest EPC at 4 Acorn Cottages, Howden Road, YO8 5UW records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 4 Acorn Cottages, Howden Road, YO8 5UW?

4 Acorn Cottages, Howden Road, YO8 5UW is in council tax band B. That sits at the lower end of the A-H ladder, typically reflecting smaller floor areas or lower 1991 valuations.

Where is 4 Acorn Cottages, Howden Road, YO8 5UW located?

4 Acorn Cottages, Howden Road, YO8 5UW sits in Barlby, Selby, Selby. It falls within the YO8 postcode district in North Yorkshire.

How safe is the area around 4 Acorn Cottages, Howden Road, YO8 5UW?

Police records around 4 Acorn Cottages, Howden Road, YO8 5UW show an average of 3 reported crimes per month over the last 8 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 50% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 4 Acorn Cottages, Howden Road, YO8 5UW?

The closest primary school to 4 Acorn Cottages, Howden Road, YO8 5UW is Barlby Community Primary School (131m), one of 5 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Barlby High School (676m).

How well connected is 4 Acorn Cottages, Howden Road, YO8 5UW?

The closest bus stop to 4 Acorn Cottages, Howden Road, YO8 5UW is Howden Road, 89m away. The nearest rail option is Selby Rail Station, 2.2km away.

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4 Acorn Cottages, Howden Road, Barlby, Selby, YO8 5UW

3 sales on record

Property type

Mid terrace

Habitable rooms

From EPC

Floor area

79 m²

850 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 75

Council tax

Band B

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 4 Acorn Cottages

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

4 Acorn Cottages is a mid-terrace house in Barlby, Selby, Selby (YO8 5UW). It has a recorded floor area of 79 m² (around 850 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (October 2020) shows a C (score 75), near the top of the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 87).

Across 1995–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £213,000 is 14.2% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£219/sq ft) was about 91.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £186,500 in January 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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Risks

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Sold prices

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Trends

the local market

Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

EPC Rating

C75

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

2.4 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 4 Acorn Cottages, Howden Road, Barlby, Selby, YO8 5UW, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

4 Acorn Cottages has no planning applications on record.

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Latest sale on 4 Acorn Cottages was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£213,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.2% per year over 26 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£186,500

Growth on file: 6.2% per year over 26 years.

Sales timeline

25 January 2021Most recent
£186,500
+273.0%over 19 years
28 June 2001
£49,995
+25.0%over 5 years
29 June 1995
£40,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in YO8 5UW: £126,000 (2015–2005).

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Area

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Full Selby report

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. 6 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around YO8 5UW from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

49.9dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for YO8 5UW

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

42.1dB

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