42 Grimsby Road, Cleethorpes, DN35 7AB
About 42 Grimsby Road
42 Grimsby Road is a semi-detached house in Cleethorpes (DN35 7AB). It has a recorded floor area of 141 m² (around 1518 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (October 2019) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in March 2011 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good and window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Average and lighting dropped from Very Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump.
Across 2002–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £137,000 is 19.4% below the 2024 sale of £170,000, below the original sale price, which typically signals condition or completion-status changes worth verifying. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£112/sq ft) was about 34.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 141 m² the property is well over the postcode median (42 m² across 70 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Last sale on file: £170,000 in May 2024. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2018.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
42 Grimsby Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency decreased
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
Heating controls changed
Hot water efficiency decreased
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
Loft insulation installed or upgraded to 250mm+
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
Planning history
- Jun 2018OutlineIn report
Certificate of Lawfulness for proposed use for change of use from residential dwelling to house of multiple occupancy
- Agent
- ID Architecture
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- DM/0304/18/CEA
What's in 42 Grimsby Road, Cleethorpes, DN35 7AB's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
42 Grimsby Road has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 2002.
£137,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.7% per year over 22 years.
£170,000
Growth on file: 6.7% per year over 22 years.
Sales timeline
30 May 2024Most recent
£170,000
+119.4%over 5 years20 December 2018
£77,500
+23.0%over 7 years28 July 2011
£63,000
+57.5%over 9 years15 March 2002
£40,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in DN35 7AB: £125,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in DN35 7AB
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Versus other Grimsby Road homes
Price per m² for 42 Grimsby Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,206
Street avg £624
Floor Area
141 m²
Street avg 131 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.4 t/year
Street avg 7.0 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
5/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Park Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
Weelsby Academy. 20 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.8dB