1 Park Avenue, Barlow, Selby, YO8 8JH
About 1 Park Avenue
1 Park Avenue is a semi-detached house in Barlow, Selby, Selby (YO8 8JH). It has a recorded floor area of 78 m² (around 840 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (June 2019) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in May 2014 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average; while roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and lighting dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 68). Main heating runs on lpg.
2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 78 m² it's 19.2% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (97 m² median across 16 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs). Across 2014–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £194,000 is 32.9% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£174/sq ft) was about 20.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: July 2019 at £146,000.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Fuel source changed
Hot water efficiency improved
More low energy lighting installed
Changed to a more efficient fuel source
Hot water system upgraded
Cavity wall insulation installed
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- Jan 2020DemolitionFullIn report
Extension: Two storey · Side of property
Proposed demolition of existing single storey outbuilding and erection of a 2 storey side extension
Extension- Documents
- 54 docs on file
- Reference
- 2019/1115/HPA
- Sept 2019Tree WorksTreesIn report
Proposed felling of 1 No Poplar (T57) covered by TPO 11/1985
- Agent
- Marcus Tapperell Tree Surgery
- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- 2019/0816/TPO
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Sales history & valuation
£194,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.0% per year over 5 years.
£146,000
Growth on file: 2.0% per year over 5 years.
Sales timeline
25 July 2019Most recent
£146,000
+10.2%over 4 years14 August 2014
£132,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in YO8 8JH: £195,000 (2025–2013).
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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 Park Avenue homes
EPC Rating for 1 Park Avenue lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,872
Street avg £1,343
Floor Area
78 m²
Street avg 106 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.2 t/year
Street avg 4.8 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
0.1 km
Toad Hall — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Barlow Church of England Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
41.7dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.5dB