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3 Orchard Road, Skidby, Cottingham, HU16 5TL

Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
4
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
131 m²
1410 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 45
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 3 Orchard Road

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

3 Orchard Road is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Skidby, Cottingham, Cottingham (HU16 5TL). It has a recorded floor area of 131 m² (around 1410 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (October 2017) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 3-band jump.

At 131 m² it's 17.2% larger than the typical home in the postcode (112 m² median across 15 EPCs). 4 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Last changed hands 8 years ago, in May 2018. Across 1998–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £252,000 is 31.3% above the 2018 sale price.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms4
  • Bathrooms2
  • Dining roomYes
  • EnsuiteYes

Outside

  • Private gardenYes
  • GarageYes

Building

  • Heating systemGas
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 3 Orchard Road

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
  • Beautiful Places, source of nearby scenic places
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

3 Orchard Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E45
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
10.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 3 Orchard Road, Skidby, Cottingham, HU16 5TL, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

3 Orchard Road has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

1applications of note in the surrounding area

Before you offer

We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 3 Orchard Road

Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Sale price has at least doubled since 1998.

Current estimate

£252,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.9% per year over 20 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2018)

£192,000

Growth on file: 4.9% per year over 20 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 10 May 2018Most recent

    £192,000

    +161.2%over 19 years

  2. 28 May 1998

    £73,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in HU16 5TL: £211,100 (2025–2017).

On the street

Versus other Orchard Road homes

Four headline reads against 15 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On habitable rooms, 3 Orchard Road stands well clear of the street.

Price per m²

£1,466

Street avg £1,752

On par

Floor Area

131 m²

Street avg 110 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

10.0 t/year

Street avg 6.1 t/year

Strongly below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 3 Orchard Road

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Larger development activity nearby
£14.99one-off

30-day money-back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
  • Beautiful Places, source of nearby scenic places
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£322k

1 Badgers Wood

HU16 5ST

4 bed
£275k

1 Arras Drive

HU16 5LE

3 bed
£324k

1 Birdsall Close

HU16 5LD

3 bed1 bath
£186k

1 Baynard Avenue

HU16 5AB

3 bed1 bath
£260k

1 Bondyke Close

HU16 5ND

2 bed1 bath
£214k

1 Brantingham Close

HU16 5JW

2 bed
£164k

1 Bromby Close

HU16 5DF

2 bed1 bath
£129k

1 Applegarth Mews, Crescent Street

HU16 5SS

2 bed1 bath
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Cottingham district page.
Full Cottingham report

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

0.2 km

Skidby Main Street — bus stop.

Closest school

0.2 km

Skidby Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School. 4 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around HU16 5TL from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for HU16 5TL

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

43.4dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for HU16 5TL

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

36.5dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 3 Orchard Road, Skidby, Cottingham, HU16 5TL. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.