2 Poplar Cottage, Sunk Island Road, Ottringham, Hull, HU12 0DS
About 2 Poplar Cottage
2 Poplar Cottage is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Ottringham, Hull, Hull (HU12 0DS). It has a recorded floor area of 202 m² (around 2174 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (December 2024) shows a C (score 80), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in May 2010 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and window efficiency went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 97), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include outbuildings and attached land beyond the plot.
Across 2001–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £383,000 is 13% below the 2025 sale of £440,000, an unusual pattern given regional price growth and worth checking against the EPC condition. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£202/sq ft) was about 43.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 202 m² the property is well over the postcode median (127 m² across 11 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 82% of similar EPCs). It changed hands recently, sold August 2025 for £440,000. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2016. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- GarageYes
- OutbuildingsYes
- LandYes
Building
- TenureFreehold
- Central heatingYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls changed
Window efficiency improved
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Heating controls changed
Wall insulation improved
Roof insulation improved
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Cavity wall insulation installed
Roof insulation improved
Floor insulation added or improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
2 Poplar Cottage has an approved side extension on the planning record.
- Jul 2016ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Side of property
Erection of ground floor and first floor extensions to side
- Agent
- Frank Hill & Son Ltd
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- 16/01508/PLF
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 2 Poplar Cottage was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£383,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.3% per year over 25 years.
£440,000
Growth on file: 7.3% per year over 25 years.
Sales timeline
26 August 2025Most recent
£440,000
-2.2%over 3 years22 June 2022
£450,000
+473.2%over 21 years18 January 2001
£78,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in HU12 0DS: £243,000 (2025–2019).
Nearby sales in HU12 0DS
Kyrilily Bungalow, Sunk Island Road, Ottringham, Hull, HU12 0DS
Sold Feb 2025
£22,000Richmond, Sunk Island Road, Ottringham, Hull, HU12 0DS
Sold Dec 2023
£243,000Garden Lodge, Sunk Island Road, Ottringham, Hull, HU12 0DS
Sold Feb 2020
£240,000Whitelands, Sunk Island Road, Ottringham, Hull, HU12 0DS
Sold Nov 2019
£330,000Kirklea, Sunk Island Road, Ottringham, Hull, HU12 0DS
Sold May 2019
£350,000
Everything we know about 2 Poplar Cottage, 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 Sunk Island Road homes
Years Held for 2 Poplar Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,178
Street avg £1,703
Floor Area
202 m²
Street avg 131 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.3 t/year
Street avg 6.3 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
Ottringham New Road — bus stop.
Closest school
2.0 km
Keyingham Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.0dB