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About 55 Folkestone Street
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
55 Folkestone Street is an end-of-terrace house in Hull (HU5 1BJ). It has a recorded floor area of 55 m² (around 592 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (May 2018) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 80), a 2-band jump.
It hasn't traded since June 2007, a hold of 19 years that's notably long for the area. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 35.5% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £102,000 sits 74.4% above the 2007 sale of £58,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£99/sq ft) was about 59.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
55 Folkestone Street sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E49
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
4.3 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
55 Folkestone Street has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 2000.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£102,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 35.5% per year over 7 years.
Last sold (2007)
£58,500
Growth on file: 35.5% per year over 7 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Folkestone Street homes
Four headline reads against 20 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
55 Folkestone Street is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£1,064
Street avg £882
Floor Area
55 m²
Street avg 62 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
Similar properties nearby
A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Hull district page.
Reported crime in the wider district is trending notably upward year-on-year.
Crime
6/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.3 km
Melwood Grove — bus stop.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around HU5 1BJ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.2dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 71 points of interest in total.
Beautiful places to visit nearby
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