31 South Street, Cottingham, HU16 4AH
About 31 South Street
31 South Street is a four-bedroom mid-terrace house in Cottingham (HU16 4AH). It has a recorded floor area of 147 m² (around 1582 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (January 2017) shows an F (score 21), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 62), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. Period features are noted in the property record.
At 147 m² the property is well over the postcode median (72 m² across 23 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations. Today's modelled estimate of £280,000 is 41.4% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£125/sq ft) was about 16.5% below the postcode norm. On the market in March 2017 and unlisted since — roughly 9 years.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
31 South Street sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- Sept 2017DemolitionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Side and rear of property
Erection of single storey extension to rear and side following demolition of existing single storey extension to rear and erection of detached garage following demolition of existing garage
Extension- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 17/01841/PLF
- Feb 2014Tree WorksTreesIn report
COTTINGHAM CONSERVATION AREA - Fell Tree of Haven (T1) due to disease and rotten near the root. Fell Horse Chestnut (T2) due to disease and fell dead Pear tree (T3)
Conservation Area- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 14/00175/TCA
What's in 31 South Street, Cottingham, HU16 4AH's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
31 South Street valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£280,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£198,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
29 March 2017Most recent
£198,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in HU16 4AH: £255,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in HU16 4AH
Versus other South Street homes
Price per m² for 31 South Street lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,347
Street avg £4,836
Floor Area
147 m²
Street avg 123 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
25.0 t/year
Street avg 7.3 t/year
Similar properties nearby
The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
4/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
Cottingham South Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Bacon Garth Primary School. 15 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.4dB








