42 South Street, Cottingham, HU16 4AS
About 42 South Street
42 South Street is a semi-detached house in Cottingham (HU16 4AS). It has a recorded floor area of 226 m² (around 2433 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (March 2024) shows an E (score 44), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 2-band jump.
2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations. At 226 m² it's 22.8% larger than the typical home in the postcode (184 m² median across 5 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 80% of similar EPCs).
Energy performance
42 South Street's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history at 42 South Street is exclusively tree-management applications — typical for a property with mature trees on or near the plot.
- Feb 2015Tree WorksTreesIn report
COTTINGHAM CONSERVATION AREA - Reduce False Acacia tree to 6m standing monolith and remove epicormic growth, due to concerns by neighbouring property a 40 South Street
- Agent
- East Riding Arborists
Conservation Area- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 15/00035/TCA
- Dec 2010Tree WorksTreesIn report
Remove deadwood from Acacia. Thin/Fell 1 Sycamore to open canopy. Remove 1-2 trunks from self seeded Sycamores. Acacia located on boundary abutting No 40 South Street. Sycamore trees located to rear of property
- Documents
- 1 doc on file
- Reference
- 10/50251/TCA
What's in 42 South Street, Cottingham, HU16 4AS's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
42 South Street has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£451,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in HU16 4AS: £340,000 (2023–2014).
Nearby sales in HU16 4AS
Versus other South Street homes
On epc rating, 42 South Street runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
44 (E)
Street avg 56 (D)
Floor Area
226 m²
Street avg 192 m²
CO₂ Emissions
11.0 t/year
Street avg 9.5 t/year
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 8 rooms
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
0.1 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








