Nursery Cottage, Mill Lane, Barlow, Selby, YO8 8EY
About Nursery Cottage
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
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- LandYes
Building
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 10 May 2026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
Planning history
Nursery Cottage has 3 separate extension applications on the council record.
- Oct 2023ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Two storey · Side of property
Erection of two storey extension to the north elevation
- Reference
- ZG2023/0787/HPA
- Jul 2023ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Two storey · Side of property
Proposed two storey extension to the north elevation
- Reference
- ZG2023/0453/HPA
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at Nursery Cottage
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Nursery Cottage valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£329,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£278,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
11 November 2016Most recent
£278,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in YO8 8EY: £131,000 (2021–2013).
Nearby sales in YO8 8EY
Everything we know about Nursery 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 Mill Lane homes
Price per m² for Nursery Cottage runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£5,148
Street avg £2,037
Floor Area
54 m²
Street avg 132 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.1 t/year
Street avg 5.1 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
0.2 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.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.1dB