3 Kirby Drive, Cottingham, HU16 4DL
About 3 Kirby Drive
3 Kirby Drive is a semi-detached house in Cottingham (HU16 4DL). It has a recorded floor area of 79 m² (around 850 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (January 2024) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since January 2014. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump.
Held since April 1997 — that's 29 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 £190,000 sits 387.2% above the 1997 sale of £39,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£46/sq ft) was about 68.8% below the postcode norm.
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency decreased
Wall insulation improved
Planning history
3 Kirby Drive has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
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Sales history & valuation
3 Kirby Drive's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1997).
£190,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£39,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
20 April 1997Most recent
£39,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in HU16 4DL: £216,000 (2022–2017).
Nearby sales in HU16 4DL
Versus other Kirby Drive homes
Price per m² for 3 Kirby Drive lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£494
Street avg £2,323
Floor Area
79 m²
Street avg 97 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.5 t/year
Street avg 5.0 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
48.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.6dB








