153b, Grimsby Road, Cleethorpes, DN35 7DG

153b is a semi-detached house in Cleethorpes (DN35 7DG). It has a recorded floor area of 27 m² (around 291 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. At 27 m² this is the 7th smallest of 43 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 18–123 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (May 2025) shows a C (score 71). When first surveyed in September 2022 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and main heating went from Average to Good.

Held since October 1998 — that's 28 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £113,000 sits 88.3% above the 1998 sale of £60,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£206/sq ft) was about 97.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 27 m² it sits well below the postcode median (50 m² across 42 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 74% of similar EPCs).