Elmfield House, Apartment 7, 63 South Street, Cottingham, HU16 4AP

Elmfield House is a semi-detached house in Cottingham (HU16 4AP). It has a recorded floor area of 86 m² (around 926 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (May 2018) shows an E (score 42), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in October 2008 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. Main heating runs on electricity. At 86 m² this is the 4th 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 bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (42 versus a best of 85).

Across 2014–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 10.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £145,000 sits 70.6% above the 2016 sale of £85,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£92/sq ft) was about 29.4% below the postcode norm. 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. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 74% of similar EPCs). Last sold in November 2016, so it's been off the market for around 10 years.