53 Abbots Road, Selby, YO8 8AS
About 53 Abbots Road
53 Abbots Road is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Selby (YO8 8AS). It has a recorded floor area of 113 m² (around 1216 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (September 2021) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (August 2010); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average and roof efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 74). Other recorded features include attached land beyond the plot.
At 113 m² the property is well over the postcode median (71 m² across 26 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2011–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £223,000 is 20.5% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£152/sq ft) was about 20.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: December 2021 at £185,000. 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
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms1
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- GarageYes
- LandYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency decreased
Window efficiency improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
53 Abbots Road has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
4applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£223,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.3% per year over 10 years.
£185,000
Growth on file: 4.3% per year over 10 years.
Sales timeline
20 December 2021Most recent
£185,000
+52.9%over 10 years11 November 2011
£121,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in YO8 8AS: £180,000 (2025–2024).
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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 Abbots Road homes
53 Abbots Road outperforms the street on habitable rooms by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,637
Street avg £1,656
Floor Area
113 m²
Street avg 89 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.0 t/year
Street avg 3.8 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
Benedict Avenue — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Barwic Parade Community Primary School, Selby. 11 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.7dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.5dB