52 Westward Ho, Grimsby, DN34 5AE

52 Westward Ho is a three-bedroom detached house in Grimsby (DN34 5AE). It has a recorded floor area of 157 m² (around 1690 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The property has solar panels on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. The latest certificate (October 2023) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (December 2008); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 57).

At 157 m² the property is well over the postcode median (112 m² across 14 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 71% of similar EPCs). Across 2002–2012, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £269,000 is 49.4% above the 2012 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£107/sq ft) was about 23.6% below the postcode norm. 14 years since the last transfer (October 2012).