2 Oakwood Cottages, Park Lane, Barlow, Selby, YO8 8JW
About 2 Oakwood Cottages
2 Oakwood Cottages is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Barlow, Selby, Selby (YO8 8JW). It has a recorded floor area of 77 m² (around 829 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2007 onwards and council tax band B. The latest certificate (July 2020) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77). Main heating runs on lpg.
At 77 m² it sits well below the postcode median (114 m² across 27 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 2013–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £194,000 is 17.9% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£198/sq ft) was about 25.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: January 2021 at £164,500. 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
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenside_and_rear
- Parkingoff_street
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
2 Oakwood Cottages 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
2 Oakwood Cottages saw 3 transfers in just over a decade — high turnover for the postcode.
£194,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.6% per year over 8 years.
£164,500
Growth on file: 3.6% per year over 8 years.
Sales timeline
22 January 2021Most recent
£164,500
+29.0%over 3 years20 July 2017
£127,500
+2.4%over 4 years31 January 2013
£124,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in YO8 8JW: £370,000 (2023–2021).
Nearby sales in YO8 8JW
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Sold Jul 2023
£240,00024d, Park Lane, Barlow, Selby, YO8 8JW
Sold Nov 2022
£345,0005 Park Lane, Barlow, Selby, YO8 8JW
Sold Sept 2022
£370,000Toad Hall, Park Lane, Barlow, Selby, YO8 8JW
Sold Sept 2021
£380,000
Everything we know about 2 Oakwood Cottages, 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 Park Lane homes
Habitable Rooms for 2 Oakwood Cottages lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,136
Street avg £2,083
Floor Area
77 m²
Street avg 126 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.3 t/year
Street avg 6.8 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
0.2 km
Toad Hall — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Barlow Church of England Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.1dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.6dB