7 Council Houses, Main Road, Burn, Selby, YO8 8LL
About 7 Council Houses
7 Council Houses is a semi-detached house in Burn, Selby, Selby (YO8 8LL). It has a recorded floor area of 77 m² (around 829 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (June 2023) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 84).
It hasn't traded since January 1997, a hold of 29 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £177,000 sits 491% above the 1997 sale of £29,950. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£36/sq ft) was about 74.1% below the postcode norm. At 77 m² it's 22.2% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (99 m² median across 5 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 80% of similar EPCs). One historical planning record sits against the property in 2004.
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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
Planning history
- Oct 2004FullIn report
Installation of dropped kerb to allow vehicular access to serve
- Reference
- CO/2004/1148
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 7 Council Houses was the lowest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£177,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£29,950
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
31 January 1997Most recent
£29,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in YO8 8LL: £120,000 (2022–2006).
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What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
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- Larger development activity nearby
Versus other Main Road homes
7 Council Houses is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£389
Street avg £1,856
Floor Area
77 m²
Street avg 92 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.0 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
0.0 km
The Wheatsheaf — bus stop.
Closest school
1.9 km
Brayton Church of England Primary School. 6 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.2dB