Flat 2, 413 Weelsby Street, Grimsby, DN32 8BJ

Flat 2 is an end-of-terrace house in Grimsby (DN32 8BJ). It has a recorded floor area of 48 m² (around 517 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (January 2024) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. When first surveyed in February 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, roof efficiency went from Average to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good.

Held since January 2000 — that's 26 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 48 m² it sits well below the postcode median (86 m² across 28 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Today's modelled estimate of £116,000 sits 908.7% above the 2000 sale of £11,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£22/sq ft) was about 49.1% below the postcode norm.