Elm Tree Cottage, Chapel Lane, Brayton, Selby, YO8 9EE
About Elm Tree Cottage
Elm Tree Cottage is a five-bedroom detached house in Brayton, Selby, Selby (YO8 9EE). It has a recorded floor area of 158 m² (around 1701 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (January 2017) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77). Other recorded features include notable views.
2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1999–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £495,000 is 26.9% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£229/sq ft) was about 31.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. Sold January 2020 for £390,000.
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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
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Notable viewsYes
Building
- Heating systemgas
Energy performance
Elm Tree Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Elm Tree Cottage has been extended on multiple sides of the property across separate planning applications.
- Jun 2024PorchFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Front of property
Erection of single storey front porch extension to provide additional living accommodation
- Agent
- England Design Services
Extension- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- ZG2024/0348/HPA
- Jul 2003ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Part single, part two storey · Side of property
Erection of part ground floor and part two storey extensions to side of
- Reference
- CO/2003/0632
What's in Elm Tree Cottage, Chapel Lane, Brayton, Selby, YO8 9EE's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1999.
£495,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.8% per year over 21 years.
£390,000
Growth on file: 6.8% per year over 21 years.
Sales timeline
24 January 2020Most recent
£390,000
+295.9%over 20 years26 February 1999
£98,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in YO8 9EE: £362,500 (2025–2017).
Nearby sales in YO8 9EE
Tall Tree Cottage, Chapel Lane, Brayton, Selby, YO8 9EE
Sold May 2025
£458,000The Snug, Chapel Lane, Brayton, Selby, YO8 9EE
Sold Jul 2019
£215,0001 2 Park View, Chapel Lane, Brayton, Selby, YO8 9EE
Sold Mar 2019
£480,000The Cottage, Chapel Lane, Brayton, Selby, YO8 9EE
Sold Feb 2018
£145,000Inglewood, Chapel Lane, Brayton, Selby, YO8 9EE
Sold Mar 2017
£362,500
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Versus other Chapel Lane homes
Elm Tree Cottage outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,468
Street avg £2,080
Floor Area
158 m²
Street avg 175 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 8 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.0 t/year
Street avg 8.5 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.5 km
Meadow Croft — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Brayton Church of England Primary School. 10 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
46.0dB