May Cottage, Pitt Lane, Ryehill, Hull, HU12 9NN

May Cottage is a detached house in Ryehill, Hull, Hull (HU12 9NN). It has a recorded floor area of 70 m² (around 753 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (July 2014) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in August 2013 the rating was G, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, window efficiency went from Poor to Average and hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from July 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Across 2012–2013, sale prices on this property compounded at 31% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £136,000 sits 147.3% above the 2013 sale of £55,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£73/sq ft) was about 53.3% below the postcode norm. At 70 m² it sits well below the postcode median (147 m² across 20 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 80% of similar EPCs). 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. 13 years since the last transfer (August 2013).