2 Westbrook Cottages, Station Road, North Thoresby, Grimsby, DN36 5QS

2 Westbrook Cottages is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in North Thoresby, Grimsby, Grimsby (DN36 5QS). It has a recorded floor area of 92 m² (around 990 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (March 2024) shows a C (score 78), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in December 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Very Good, roof efficiency went from Average to Very Good and window efficiency went from Average to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 93), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity: electricity, unspecified tariff. Other recorded features include outbuildings.

Held since March 2007 — that's 19 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Today's modelled estimate of £185,000 sits 105.6% above the 2007 sale of £90,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£91/sq ft) was about 28.1% below the postcode norm. At 92 m² it sits well below the postcode median (186 m² across 20 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 70% of similar EPCs).