270 Hallgate, Cottingham, HU16 4BQ
About 270 Hallgate
270 Hallgate is a detached house in Cottingham (HU16 4BQ). It has a recorded floor area of 224 m² (around 2411 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (June 2024) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 72), a 2-band jump.
It hasn't traded since December 1995, a hold of 30 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 224 m² the property is well over the postcode median (129 m² across 17 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £748,000 sits 199.2% above the 1995 sale of £250,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£104/sq ft) was about 38.8% below the postcode norm. 8 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations.
Energy performance
270 Hallgate's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
270 Hallgate sits within a conservation area — exterior works face additional planning controls.
- Jul 2025Tree WorksTreesIn report
COTTINGHAM CONSERVATION AREA - Crown reduce 1 no. Copper Beech tree (T1) by 2 metres to provide 1 metre clearance from the chimney and house; Pollard 1 no. Oak tree to 10 metres to encourage lower leaf growth; Crown lift 2 no. Beech trees, 2 no. Ash trees and 1 no. Oak tree (T3, 5, 6, 8 and 12) to 4 metres via removal of overhanging branches to allow vehicles to pass below; Fell 2 no. Ash trees (T7 and T9) as T7 is struggling to grow due to the proximity of nearby trees, and the stump of T9 is in poor form after previous works with concerns over future faliure; Crown reduce 1 no. Sycamore tree (T10) via removal of 2 branches as they are dead and dying respectively
Conservation Area- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- 25/01496/TCA
- Feb 2025Tree WorksTreesIn report
COTTINGHAM CONSERVATION AREA - Crown lift 1 no. Ash tree (A1) to 3-4 metres to remove 3 no. small lower branches overhanging the hedgerow and obstructing use of the field; Crown lift 1 no. Oak tree (O1) and 1 no. Beech tree (B2) to 2.5 metres, remove crossing branches and shape to maintain good shape as they grow and to encourage a single central trunk; Crown lift 3 no. Yew trees (Y1, Y2 and Y3) to allow more light into the vegetable patch on their northern side, and crown reduce to 10 metres to maintain a balanced shape (Resubmission 22/03064/TCA)
Conservation Area- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- 25/00118/TCA
What's in 270 Hallgate, Cottingham, HU16 4BQ's planning history?
6 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
270 Hallgate has been held in the same hands since before 2000.
£748,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£250,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
13 December 1995Most recent
£250,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in HU16 4BQ: £340,000 (2024–2021).
Nearby sales in HU16 4BQ
Versus other Hallgate homes
270 Hallgate outperforms the street on years held by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,116
Street avg £2,070
Floor Area
224 m²
Street avg 132 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
12.0 t/year
Street avg 7.0 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
0.3 km
Cottingham Baynard Ave — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Westfield Primary School. 16 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
49.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.4dB








