The Cottage, Chapel Lane, Brayton, Selby, YO8 9EE
About The Cottage
The Cottage is a semi-detached house in Brayton, Selby, Selby (YO8 9EE). It has a recorded floor area of 128 m² (around 1378 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (February 2014) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78). The latest certificate is from February 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Today's modelled estimate of £282,000 sits 94.5% above the 2018 sale of £145,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£105/sq ft) was about 47.4% below the postcode norm. 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last changed hands 8 years ago, in February 2018. At 128 m² it's 26% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (173 m² median across 4 EPCs).
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
The Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 10 Feb 2024
EPC Rating
Planning history
The Cottage has an approved rear extension on the planning record.
- Jun 2018AmendmentIn report
Non material amendment of approval 2018/0248/HPA to relocate detached garage with hobby room/home office over away from southern boundary
- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- 2018/0582/MAN
- Apr 2018ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Side and rear of property
Proposed erection of side and rear two storey and single storey extensions and erection of a detached garage with hobby room/home office over following demolition of existing garage
- Documents
- 23 docs on file
- Reference
- 2018/0248/HPA
What's in The Cottage, Chapel Lane, Brayton, Selby, YO8 9EE's planning history?
1 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
£282,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£145,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
2 February 2018Most recent
£145,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in YO8 9EE: £390,000 (2025–2017).
Nearby sales in YO8 9EE
Tall Tree Cottage, Chapel Lane, Brayton, Selby, YO8 9EE
Sold May 2025
£458,000Elm Tree Cottage, Chapel Lane, Brayton, Selby, YO8 9EE
Sold Jan 2020
£390,000The Snug, Chapel Lane, Brayton, Selby, YO8 9EE
Sold Jul 2019
£215,0001 2 Park View, Chapel Lane, Brayton, Selby, YO8 9EE
Sold Mar 2019
£480,000Inglewood, Chapel Lane, Brayton, Selby, YO8 9EE
Sold Mar 2017
£362,500
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Versus other Chapel Lane homes
Price per m² for The Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,133
Street avg £2,414
Floor Area
128 m²
Street avg 182 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 9 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.8 t/year
Street avg 8.4 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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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
46.0dB