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1 Prospect Villas, Common Road, Barlow, Selby, YO8 8JF

3 sales on record1 planning record
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
2
Floor area
92 m²
994 sq ft
Energy rating
F
Score 37
Council tax
Band B
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 1 Prospect Villas

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

1 Prospect Villas is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Barlow, Selby, Selby (YO8 8JF). It has a recorded floor area of 92 m² (around 994 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (March 2011) shows an F (score 37), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would push it to E (score 52). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from March 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2011. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1996–2012, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £215,000 is 30.3% above the 2012 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£166/sq ft) was about 42.1% below the postcode norm. Last changed hands 14 years ago, in January 2012.

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Valuation

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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
Energy

Energy performance

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

1 Prospect Villas sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 03 Mar 2021

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
F
F37
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
7.9 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 1 Prospect Villas, Common Road, Barlow, Selby, YO8 8JF, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Council records include a two-storey side extension at 1 Prospect Villas.

  1. Feb 2011
    ExtensionFull
    In report

    Extension: Two storey · Side of property

    Erection of a two storey extension to the side and widening and improvement of existing access

    Documents
    11 docs on file
    Reference
    2010/1330/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.

Price for 1 Prospect Villas has grown more than fourfold since the 1996 starting point.

Current estimate

£215,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 9.9% per year over 15 years.

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Last sold (2012)

£165,000

Growth on file: 9.9% per year over 15 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 9 January 2012Most recent

    £165,000

    +243.8%over 13 years

  2. 9 January 1998

    £48,000

    +20.0%over 1 year

  3. 20 December 1996

    £40,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in YO8 8JF: £350,000 (2024–2008).

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On the street

Versus other Common Road homes

Four headline reads against 5 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

1 Prospect Villas is notably below the street on price per m².

Price per m²

£1,786

Street avg £4,108

Strongly below

Floor Area

92 m²

Street avg 153 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

7.9 t/year

Street avg 7.5 t/year

On par
Comparables

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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.
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

0.2 km

Commonside Farm — bus stop.

Closest school

1.5 km

Barlow Church of England Primary School. 6 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 8JF from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for YO8 8JF

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

45.3dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for YO8 8JF

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.8dB

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 — 36 points of interest in total.
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