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A cosy, low energy home with low bills
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A 3 bed house with rear extension and large, mature garden
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On a quiet avenue close to the University and busy bus routes
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Off street parking for 2 vehicles
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No chain
£190,000 – £200,000 SOLD
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Description
A cosy, low energy home
A cosy, low energy home with low energy bills (~£220 a year at March 2022 prices; see below) which is easier to keep warm in winter and cool during heat waves, whilst retaining the historical character of the property. The house has been improved with insulation throughout (including the hard to treat solid brick walls), renewable energy generation (for electricity and hot water), and a state of the art renewable / electric heating & hot water system (an air source heat pump).
Consists of:
3 bedrooms and a bathroom upstairs, 3 rooms downstairs plus the kitchen and a downstairs loo. The central living room has a wood burning stove in an exposed brick fireplace. Patio doors look on to a view of the garden and trees beyond.
There is a short drive at side of the property that provides off street parking in front of the garage, and a pedestrian gate along side. A ten foot (small road) provides access to the rear of the property, with plenty of space for another vehicle. On street parking is also available with a resident’s permit.
Garden
The patio doors give a lush view of nature so you’d barely know you were in a city. There’s a patio and lawn, with mature flowers, bushes and trees either side, and more large trees beyond completing the vista. A gate in the fence gives access to the ten foot where there’s more space, including for a vehicle. If you’re in to growing food there are raised beds, and a small growhouse on the side of the house. There is a wood store on the back of the kitchen, and compost bays at the bottom of the garden. The bird bath and feeders are often thronged with birds, and as well as a variety of tits and finches we’ve even seen an occasional woodpecker and sparrowhalk.
The location
The location is a quiet avenue popular with families, 8 minutes walk from Hull University campus. Just around the corners are Endsleigh Holy Child Primary School and St Mary’s College.
Independent cafes, bars, restaurants, shops and supermarkets on Newland and Princes Avenues are within easy walking or cycling distance (10 to 30 minutes walk).
Oak Road Playing Fields with a play area and small lake and woodland by the River Hull, is 12 minutes walk to the East.
Busy bus routes
Busy bus routes are 5 minutes walk either side serving destinations including Hull City Centre & Interchange via Princes Avenue or Beverley Road, Cottingham, Castle Hill Hospital, Beverley, Market Weighton, Pocklington and York.
Council Tax Band: B. Freehold.
Energy efficiency improvements include:
- Significantly improved levels of insulation in the floors, roof, & walls.
- Natural, breathable internal wall insulation front & rear.
- Improved air tightness
- Ventilation with heat recovery in the bathroom
- Solar PV panels on the main roof generate electricity
- Solar thermal panel on the kitchen roof generates hot water
- The heating & hot water system is an air source heat pump – a modern and efficient renewable & electric system
- Comfortable – easier to heat in winter, and cooler during heat waves.
- Zero gas consumption
- Low emissions & bills – around £220 a year at March 2022 prices, and low net greenhouse gas emissions.
It’s all straight forward in use, but I will offer a handover session to the new buyer if you would like one, to explain the set up and controls etc.
Energy Bill Calculations
Our electricity consumption has averaged about 3,000 units a year.
The Ofgem default price cap in March 2022 was 21p a unit.
So our electricity use equates to less than £700 a year, plus a standing charge of £90.
The solar panels generate around 2,600 units a year, which pays over £500.
RHI payments (Renewable Heat Incentive) have now ended, after 7 years.
The gas supply has been disconnected, so there is zero gas bill.
So overall, our energy costs at March 2022 prices, is around £220 a year.
We pay more than that though, as we get renewable electricity from Ecotricity, which costs more.
After Spring 2022 prices become untypically erratic and more complicated.
EPC – Energy Performance Certificate
To put this in to context, most estate agents and assessors I’ve asked have hardly ever even seen an A rated property.
Before we made improvements to the property it was 46 – rated E, typical for a property of this age and type.
(The EPC registered in 2012 said 55, but we believe that to be inaccurate.)
Contact & Register Interest
Although Inglehome has now Sold S.T.C. (Subject to Contract) if you’d like to register your interest, I can notify you should the property be placed back on the market for sale again.
Your email address will not be used for anything else.
Disclaimer
Please note that the rest of this website was written mainly around 2014 to share what I’d learnt and help others make changes, and some people have found it really interesting and useful. It may also provide information to potential buyers interested in the details, although it wasn’t written with that in mind, some things may have changed (e.g. energy prices) and shouldn’t be taken as property particulars as part of any sale. I wrote it all in good faith, but if you have any questions, or would like confirmation of anything at all, please just ask.
Thank you
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Richard