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Nursery Cottage, Mill Lane, Barlow, Selby, YO8 8EY

Extendable4 planning records
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
2
Bathroom
1
Floor area
54 m²
581 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 48
Council tax
Band B
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Nursery Cottage

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

Nursery Cottage is a two-bedroom detached house in Barlow, Selby, Selby (YO8 8EY). It has a recorded floor area of 54 m² (around 581 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (May 2016) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 110), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from May 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include attached land beyond the plot. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.

At 54 m² it sits well below the postcode median (113 m² across 12 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 4 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a garage conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £329,000 is 18.3% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£478/sq ft) was about 181.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in November 2016 and unlisted since — roughly 10 years.

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms2
  • Bathrooms1
  • FireplaceYes

Outside

  • LandYes

Building

  • Extension potentialPossible
Energy

Energy performance

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

Nursery 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 10 May 2026

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E48
F
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
6.1 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Nursery Cottage, Mill Lane, Barlow, Selby, YO8 8EY, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Nursery Cottage has 3 separate extension applications on the council record.

  1. Oct 2023
    ExtensionFull
    In report

    Extension: Two storey · Side of property

    Erection of two storey extension to the north elevation

    Reference
    ZG2023/0787/HPA
    View planning record
  2. Jul 2023
    ExtensionFull
    In report

    Extension: Two storey · Side of property

    Proposed two storey extension to the north elevation

    Reference
    ZG2023/0453/HPA
    View planning 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.

Nursery Cottage valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£329,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2016)

£278,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 11 November 2016Most recent

    £278,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in YO8 8EY: £131,000 (2021–2013).

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On the street

Versus other Mill Lane homes

Four headline reads against 12 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Price per m² for Nursery Cottage runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£5,148

Street avg £2,037

Strongly above

Floor Area

54 m²

Street avg 132 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

6.1 t/year

Street avg 5.1 t/year

Below
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Selby district page.

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

0.2 km

Mill House Farm — bus stop.

Closest school

0.4 km

Barlow Church of England Primary School. 3 schools nearby.

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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around YO8 8EY from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for YO8 8EY

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

43.7dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for YO8 8EY

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

36.1dB

Low
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Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
Map

Everything within walking distance

Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 33 points of interest in total.
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about Nursery Cottage, Mill Lane, Barlow, Selby, YO8 8EY. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.