5a, Columbia Road, Grimsby, DN32 8EA
About 5a
5a is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Grimsby (DN32 8EA). It has a recorded floor area of 93 m² (around 1003 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band A. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (February 2010) shows an F (score 31), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 57), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from February 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2011–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £135,000 is 28.6% above the 2014 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£105/sq ft) was about 46.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 12 years since the last transfer (July 2014).
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- CloakroomYes
Outside
- Private gardenFront and rear
- GarageDetached
Building
- TenureFreehold
- Central heatingYes
- Previously extendedYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
5a sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 22 Feb 2020
EPC Rating
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Planning history
5a has no planning applications on record.
A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.
Sales history & valuation
5a valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£135,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.1% per year over 3 years.
£105,000
Growth on file: 3.1% per year over 3 years.
Sales timeline
16 July 2014Most recent
£105,000
+10.5%over 3 years21 March 2011
£95,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in DN32 8EA: £98,000 (2025–2024).
Versus other Columbia Road homes
On epc rating, 5a runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,127
Street avg £899
Floor Area
93 m²
Street avg 85 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.2 t/year
Street avg 4.3 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
14/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Columbia Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Welholme Academy. 29 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.7dB







