Elm Cottage, Plumtree Lane, North Thoresby, Grimsby, DN36 5QH

Elm Cottage is a detached house in North Thoresby, Grimsby, Grimsby (DN36 5QH). It has a recorded floor area of 126 m² (around 1356 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (February 2026) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 72). Main heating runs on oil. This certificate was lodged in the last six months, so the rating reflects current condition.

Held since May 1997 — that's 29 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 £266,000 sits 347.1% above the 1997 sale of £59,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£44/sq ft) was about 75.1% below the postcode norm. At 126 m² it's 27.9% larger than the typical home in the postcode (99 m² median across 10 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 70% of similar EPCs).