78 South Street, Cottingham, HU16 4AT
About 78 South Street
78 South Street is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Cottingham (HU16 4AT). It has a recorded floor area of 150 m² (around 1615 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. Tenure is freehold. The property has an EV charger on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. Period features are noted in the property record. The latest certificate (March 2025) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump.
Held since June 1998 — that's 28 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £384,000 sits 319.7% above the 1998 sale of £91,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£57/sq ft) was about 59.7% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- DrivewayYes
Building
- TenureFreehold
- EV chargerYes
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
78 South Street's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history at 78 South Street is exclusively tree-management applications — typical for a property with mature trees on or near the plot.
- Jan 2021Tree WorksTreesIn report
COTTINGHAM CONSERVATION AREA - Fell 1 no. Acer Negundo tree due to tree outgrowing its location and is damaging adjoining fence line and shed
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- 20/04205/TCA
- Oct 2014Tree WorksTreesIn report
COTTINGHAM CONSERVATION AREA - Fell a Leylandii located in the rear garden.
Conservation Area- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- 14/02885/TCA
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Sales history & valuation
78 South Street's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1998).
£384,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£91,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
11 June 1998Most recent
£91,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in HU16 4AT: £365,000 (2024–2014).
Nearby sales in HU16 4AT
Versus other South Street homes
Price per m² for 78 South Street lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£610
Street avg £1,882
Floor Area
150 m²
Street avg 195 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 8 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
9.1 t/year
Street avg 9.9 t/year
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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 Baynard Ave — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Bacon Garth Primary School. 16 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.4dB








