Glebe Cottage, Old Main Road, Irby, Grimsby, DN37 7JW
About Glebe Cottage
Glebe Cottage is a detached house in Irby, Grimsby, Grimsby (DN37 7JW). It has a recorded floor area of 88 m² (around 947 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (October 2023) shows an F (score 35), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 88 m² it sits well below the postcode median (162 m² across 8 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£338/sq ft) was about 203.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: October 2024 at £320,000.
Energy performance
Glebe Cottage sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
Glebe Cottage has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
1 notable application nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on Glebe Cottage was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£340,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£320,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
3 October 2024Most recent
£320,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in DN37 7JW: £125,000 (2023–1998).
Nearby sales in DN37 7JW
Millfield, Old Main Road, Irby, Grimsby, DN37 7JW
Sold Jan 2023
£200,000Brandybuck Cottage, Old Main Road, Irby, Grimsby, DN37 7JW
Sold Oct 2021
£144,000The Hawthornes, Old Main Road, Irby, Grimsby, DN37 7JW
Sold Mar 2015
£125,000Pantiles, Old Main Road, Irby, Grimsby, DN37 7JW
Sold Aug 1999
£109,000Hastings Cottage, Old Main Road, Irby, Grimsby, DN37 7JW
Sold Dec 1998
£45,000
Versus other Old Main Road homes
On price per m², Glebe Cottage stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£3,636
Street avg £1,466
Floor Area
88 m²
Street avg 158 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.0 t/year
Street avg 6.9 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Reported crime in the wider district is trending notably upward year-on-year.
Crime
4/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.4 km
School Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
2.4 km
Laceby Stanford Primary Academy. 1 school nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.0dB







