Flat 1, 11 Bargate, Grimsby, DN34 4SS

Flat 1 is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Grimsby (DN34 4SS). It has a recorded floor area of 87 m² (around 936 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. It is a listed building, which means external alterations are tightly controlled but it may qualify for heritage tax reliefs. At 87 m² this is the 3rd smallest of 4 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 51–87 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (63 versus a best of 76). The latest certificate (June 2021) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in July 2011 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor.

Held since January 2006 — that's 20 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 87 m² the property is well over the postcode median (62 m² across 31 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £107,000 is 33.7% above the 2006 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£85/sq ft) was about 25.1% below the postcode norm.