Derwent Cottage, Breighton Road, Bubwith, Selby, YO8 6DQ
About Derwent Cottage
Derwent Cottage is a detached house in Bubwith, Selby, Selby (YO8 6DQ). It has a recorded floor area of 208 m² (around 2239 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1996-2002. The latest certificate (July 2013) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 73). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from July 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 208 m² the property is well over the postcode median (111 m² across 27 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2001–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at -16.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £507,000 sits 5533.3% above the 2018 sale of £9,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£4/sq ft) was about 97.1% below the postcode norm. On the market in January 2018 and unlisted since — roughly 8 years. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. 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
Derwent Cottage'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 25 Jul 2023
EPC Rating
Planning history
Council records include a part-single-part-two-storey side and rear extension at Derwent Cottage.
- Oct 2018Change Of UseFullIn report
Change of use of unused agricultural land (10 x 19m) to domestic garden
- Documents
- 20 docs on file
- Reference
- 18/01255/PLF
- Dec 2009ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Part single, part two storey · Side and rear of property
Erection of two storey and single storey extensions to front and single storey extension to rear
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- 09/04279/PLF
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on Derwent Cottage was the lowest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£507,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -16.5% per year over 16 years.
£9,000
Growth on file: -16.5% per year over 16 years.
Sales timeline
12 January 2018Most recent
£9,000
-97.9%over 1 year3 October 2016
£430,000
+14.7%over 9 years2 March 2007
£375,000
+128.7%over 5 years20 December 2001
£164,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in YO8 6DQ: £275,000 (2025–2020).
Nearby sales in YO8 6DQ
73 Breighton Road, Bubwith, Selby, YO8 6DQ
Sold Apr 2025
£247,50028 Breighton Road, Bubwith, Selby, YO8 6DQ
Sold Jan 2025
£310,00069 Breighton Road, Bubwith, Selby, YO8 6DQ
Sold Sept 2024
£275,00048 Breighton Road, Bubwith, Selby, YO8 6DQ
Sold Apr 2024
£345,00028a, Breighton Road, Bubwith, Selby, YO8 6DQ
Sold Dec 2020
£345,000
Everything we know about Derwent Cottage, 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 Breighton Road homes
On price per m², Derwent Cottage runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£43
Street avg £2,099
Floor Area
208 m²
Street avg 137 m²
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.0 t/year
Street avg 8.2 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
0.6 km
Bubwith Main Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Bubwith Community Primary School. 1 school 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
42.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.1dB