Poplar House, Humbleton Road, Lelley, Hull, HU12 8SP
About Poplar House
Poplar House is a five-bedroom semi-detached house in Lelley, Hull, Hull (HU12 8SP). It has a recorded floor area of 248 m² (around 2669 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (December 2016) shows a G (score 6), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it E (July 2016); the latest reading is 2 bands lower. Between certificates, roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Very Poor and lighting dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to E (score 54), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 248 m² the property is well over the postcode median (172 m² across 3 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. 6 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations. On the market in February 2017 and unlisted since — roughly 9 years. Today's modelled estimate of £444,000 is 26.9% above the 2017 sale price.
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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
Energy performance
Poplar House's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
Planning history
Poplar House has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
- Jul 2020Tree WorksTreesIn report
LELLEY CONSERVATION AREA - Remove 1 no. Apple tree due to pet dog eating apples and becoming ill
Conservation Area- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 20/01680/TCA
- Aug 2015Tree WorksTreesIn report
LELLY CONSERVATION AREA - Fell Sycamore due to disease.
- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- 15/02159/TCA
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
£444,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£350,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
10 February 2017Most recent
£350,000
Median price across the last 3 sales in HU12 8SP: £297,500 (2015–2004).
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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 Humbleton Road homes
On epc rating, Poplar House runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
6 (G)
Street avg 49 (E)
Floor Area
248 m²
Street avg 161 m²
CO₂ Emissions
47.0 t/year
Street avg 9.4 t/year
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
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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
Lelley Humbleton Road — bus stop.
Closest school
2.2 km
Sproatley Endowed Church of England Academy. 1 school nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.9dB