Flat 4, 5 Bargate, Grimsby, DN34 4SS

Flat 4 is a mid-terrace house in Grimsby (DN34 4SS). It has a recorded floor area of 43 m² (around 463 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. At 43 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (43–57 m²). The building's EPC ratings span F to D across 6 units on file. The latest certificate (August 2019) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in October 2008 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Poor to Average and hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 71), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

Today's modelled estimate of £98,000 sits 86.7% above the 2022 sale of £52,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£113/sq ft) was about 29.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 43 m² it sits well below the postcode median (62 m² across 31 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 81% of similar EPCs). Sold April 2022 for £52,500. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.