Flat 1, 18 Abbey Drive West, Grimsby, DN32 0HH

Flat 1 is an end-of-terrace house in Grimsby (DN32 0HH). It has a recorded floor area of 58 m² (around 624 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. At 58 m² this is the 3rd smallest of 4 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 53–59 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (52 versus a best of 71). The latest certificate (October 2024) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 3 certificates since October 2010. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 73), a 2-band jump.

Held since February 2011 — that's 15 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 58 m² it sits well below the postcode median (106 m² across 23 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 87% of similar EPCs). On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£231/sq ft) was about 88.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode.