9 Kirby Drive, Cottingham, HU16 4DL
About 9 Kirby Drive
9 Kirby Drive is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Cottingham (HU16 4DL). It has a recorded floor area of 68 m² (around 732 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (October 2016) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 3-band jump.
Untraded for 23 years, with the last transfer in July 2003. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. One planning application is currently pending a decision in 2026. Across 1998–2003, sale prices on this property compounded at 17.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £173,000 sits 86% above the 2003 sale of £93,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£127/sq ft) was about 22.5% below the postcode norm. At 68 m² it's 17.1% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (82 m² median across 10 EPCs).
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
There is a planning application currently awaiting a decision.
- Feb 2026RenovationFullIn report
Application of render to front elevation
- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- 26/00388/PLF
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 1998.
£173,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 17.5% per year over 5 years.
£93,000
Growth on file: 17.5% per year over 5 years.
Sales timeline
23 July 2003Most recent
£93,000
+30.2%over 1 year22 May 2002
£71,450
+62.4%over 2 years29 July 1999
£44,000
+10.1%over 1 year23 April 1998
£39,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in HU16 4DL: £216,000 (2022–2017).
Nearby sales in HU16 4DL
Versus other Kirby Drive homes
On habitable rooms, 9 Kirby Drive runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,368
Street avg £2,235
Floor Area
68 m²
Street avg 98 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.5 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
48.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.6dB








