1 Kirby Drive, Cottingham, HU16 4DL
About 1 Kirby Drive
1 Kirby Drive is a four-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Cottingham (HU16 4DL). It has a recorded floor area of 102 m² (around 1098 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (May 2017) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include a conservatory.
At 102 m² the property is well over the postcode median (77 m² across 10 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Last sale on file: £262,000 in February 2021. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include new windows, partial demolition and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1996–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £302,000 is 15.3% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£239/sq ft) was about 73.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- Feb 2025DemolitionFullIn report
Erection of garage to rear following demolition of existing garage, application of render, and installation of replacement windows and doors
New Windows- Documents
- 19 docs on file
- Reference
- 24/03719/PLF
- Feb 2022DemolitionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Erection of single storey extension to rear following demolition of existing conservatory
- Agent
- Beam - Architectural Design
Extension- Documents
- 24 docs on file
- Reference
- 21/03991/PLF
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Sales history & valuation
Price for 1 Kirby Drive has grown more than fourfold since the 1996 starting point.
£302,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.0% per year over 25 years.
£262,000
Growth on file: 7.0% per year over 25 years.
Sales timeline
12 February 2021Most recent
£262,000
+11.5%over 3 years3 September 2017
£235,000
+39.1%over 11 years28 November 2005
£168,950
+238.2%over 9 years27 June 1996
£49,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in HU16 4DL: £216,000 (2022–2017).
Nearby sales in HU16 4DL
Versus other Kirby Drive homes
1 Kirby Drive outperforms the street on habitable rooms by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,569
Street avg £2,115
Floor Area
102 m²
Street avg 95 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.0 t/year
Street avg 4.9 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
0.2 km
Cottingham Hallgate — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Hallgate Primary School Cottingham. 16 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
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