72 Main Street, Skidby, Cottingham, HU16 5TH
About 72 Main Street
72 Main Street is a three-bedroom detached house in Skidby, Cottingham, Cottingham (HU16 5TH). It has a recorded floor area of 114 m² (around 1227 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (June 2025) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79).
It hasn't traded since January 2009, a hold of 17 years that's notably long for the area. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2003–2009, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £301,000 is 40% above the 2009 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£175/sq ft) was about 18.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
72 Main Street has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
- May 2011ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey
Erection of single storey extension
- Documents
- 13 docs on file
- Reference
- 11/01224/PLF
- May 2010ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
Erection of single storey extension to side
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 10/01282/PLF
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale fell during the post-2008 dip, often a low-water mark in price comparisons.
£301,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.6% per year over 5 years.
£215,000
Growth on file: 5.6% per year over 5 years.
Sales timeline
12 January 2009Most recent
£215,000
+33.5%over 5 years2 October 2003
£161,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in HU16 5TH: £210,000 (2022–2017).
Nearby sales in HU16 5TH
108 Main Street, Skidby, Cottingham, HU16 5TH
Sold Oct 2022
£170,00098 Main Street, Skidby, Cottingham, HU16 5TH
Sold Aug 2022
£270,00082 Main Street, Skidby, Cottingham, HU16 5TH
Sold Feb 2022
£610,000102 Main Street, Skidby, Cottingham, HU16 5TH
Sold Nov 2021
£210,000106 Main Street, Skidby, Cottingham, HU16 5TH
Sold Nov 2017
£125,500
Versus other Main Street homes
72 Main Street outperforms the street on habitable rooms by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,886
Street avg £1,847
Floor Area
114 m²
Street avg 154 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.6 t/year
Street avg 6.9 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
4/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Skidby Main Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
Skidby Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School. 3 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.6dB








