Elmfield House, Apartment 5, 63 South Street, Cottingham, HU16 4AP

Elmfield House is a semi-detached house in Cottingham (HU16 4AP). It has a recorded floor area of 82 m² (around 881 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (September 2011) returns a high B (score 85), putting the home a stone's throw from an A rating. When first surveyed in October 2008 the rating was E, the property has climbed 3 bands since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and main heating went from Very Poor to Average; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average and lighting dropped from Poor to Very Poor. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from September 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. At 82 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 7 units on EPC record in Elmfield House, where floor areas span 52–106 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to B, with this unit at the top.

6 planning records sit against the property, 6 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include subdivision and change of use to residential, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 82 m² it's 17.3% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (99 m² median across 19 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 89% of similar EPCs).