Skip to content

Pillar Box Cottage, Main Road, Camerton, Hull, HU12 9NQ

Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
3
Bathroom
1
Floor area
122 m²
1313 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 66
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Pillar Box Cottage

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

Pillar Box Cottage is a three-bedroom detached house in Camerton, Hull, Hull (HU12 9NQ). It has a recorded floor area of 122 m² (around 1313 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (July 2025) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in June 2019 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good and main heating went from Average to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79). Period features are noted in the property record.

Across 2019–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 21.4% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£225/sq ft) was about 42% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 122 m² it's 25.8% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (165 m² median across 18 EPCs). Last sale on file: £295,000 in September 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

Before you offer

Know exactly what you're buying at Pillar Box Cottage

Before you offer, see what the listing won't tell you, the true value, the red flags and the full history.

Already flagged here

Larger development activity nearby
£9.99£14.99

Launch offer · save £5

Trusted by UK homebuyers

Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms3
  • Bathrooms1
  • Dining roomYes
  • FireplaceYes

Outside

  • Private gardenYes
  • DrivewayYes

Building

  • Heating systemgas
  • Period featuresYes
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Jul 2025

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D66
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
4.7 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Jul 2025from Jun 2019
EPC improved fromE45toD66
Main Fuel
OilGas

Switched from oil to mains gas, reducing emissions and costs

Hot Water
Main (No Stat)Main System

Hot water system upgraded

Windows
Mostly DoubleFull Double

Windows upgraded, improving insulation

Walls
Very PoorPoor

Wall insulation improved

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Pillar Box Cottage, Main Road, Camerton, Hull, HU12 9NQ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Pillar Box Cottage has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

5applications of note in the surrounding area

Before you offer

We flagged 1 thing worth checking at Pillar Box Cottage

Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.

  • Larger development activity nearby
£9.99£14.99

30-day money-back guarantee

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£320,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 21.4% per year over 2 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2021)

£295,000

Growth on file: 21.4% per year over 2 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 16 September 2021Most recent

    £295,000

    +40.5%over 1 year
  2. 16 December 2019

    £210,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in HU12 9NQ: £575,000 (2024–2020).

Before you offerLaunch offer · save £5

Everything we know about Pillar Box 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
£9.99£14.99
Trusted by UK homebuyers
Preview of the full property report
On the street

Versus other Main Road homes

Four headline reads against 18 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Pillar Box Cottage outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,418

Street avg £1,943

Strongly above

Floor Area

122 m²

Street avg 186 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

4.7 t/year

Street avg 6.8 t/year

Strongly above
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Hull district page.

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

0.1 km

Camerton Main Road — bus stop.

Closest school

1.2 km

Thorngumbald Primary School. 2 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around HU12 9NQ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for HU12 9NQ

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

45.7dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for HU12 9NQ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.4dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
Map

Everything within walking distance

Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 25 points of interest in total.
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about Pillar Box Cottage, Main Road, Camerton, Hull, HU12 9NQ. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.