8 Almond Close, Thorpe Willoughby, Selby, YO8 9FD
About 8 Almond Close
8 Almond Close is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Thorpe Willoughby, Selby, Selby (YO8 9FD). It has a recorded floor area of 59 m² (around 635 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (June 2022) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since January 2012. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
At 59 m² it's 16.3% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (71 m² median across 8 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs). Across 1996–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.1% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£272/sq ft) was about 70.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold June 2022 for £173,000. 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 gardenrear
- Parkingoff_road
- Cul-de-sacYes
Building
- Heating systemgas
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
8 Almond Close has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
8 Almond Close has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1996.
£187,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.1% per year over 26 years.
£173,000
Growth on file: 6.1% per year over 26 years.
Sales timeline
22 June 2022Most recent
£173,000
+28.1%over 4 years5 June 2018
£135,000
+3.9%over 10 years15 August 2007
£129,995
+52.9%over 8 months19 December 2006
£85,000
+124.0%over 10 years14 October 1996
£37,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in YO8 9FD: £175,250 (2024–2019).
Nearby sales in YO8 9FD
1 Almond Close, Thorpe Willoughby, Selby, YO8 9FD
Sold Jan 2024
£203,00012 Almond Close, Thorpe Willoughby, Selby, YO8 9FD
Sold May 2023
£175,25011 Almond Close, Thorpe Willoughby, Selby, YO8 9FD
Sold Oct 2022
£185,00019 Almond Close, Thorpe Willoughby, Selby, YO8 9FD
Sold Feb 2022
£175,0003 Almond Close, Thorpe Willoughby, Selby, YO8 9FD
Sold Apr 2014
£130,000
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Versus other Almond Close homes
8 Almond Close outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,932
Street avg £2,206
Floor Area
59 m²
Street avg 71 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.5 t/year
Street avg 2.6 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Willow Rise — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Thorpe Willoughby Community Primary School. 3 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.1dB