2b, Kirkgate, Waltham, Grimsby, DN37 0LS

2b is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Waltham, Grimsby, Grimsby (DN37 0LS). It has a recorded floor area of 42 m² (around 452 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 2007 onwards. At 42 m² this is the 3rd smallest of 11 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 37–84 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (52 versus a best of 71). The latest certificate (June 2020) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (March 2010); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

It hasn't traded since May 2001, a hold of 25 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 42 m² it's 28.8% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (59 m² median across 10 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Today's modelled estimate of £153,000 sits 121.7% above the 2001 sale of £69,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£153/sq ft) was about 31.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode.