What kind of home is 8 Blackthorn Drive, DN37 9PX?

8 Blackthorn Drive, DN37 9PX is a 3-bedroom detached house.

What was the last sold price for 8 Blackthorn Drive, DN37 9PX?

8 Blackthorn Drive, DN37 9PX last sold for £250,000 in December 2016, around 9 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £97,000 in January 2002. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of 8 Blackthorn Drive, DN37 9PX changed over time?

Across 3 sales between January 2002 and December 2016, 8 Blackthorn Drive, DN37 9PX rose from £97,000 to £250,000, a change of £153,000. That works out to roughly +6.6% per year compounded over 15 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 8 Blackthorn Drive, DN37 9PX have?

The current EPC rating for 8 Blackthorn Drive, DN37 9PX is E with a score of 49 out of 100, lodged in January 2016. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 8 Blackthorn Drive, DN37 9PX?

8 Blackthorn Drive, DN37 9PX has a recorded floor area of 136 m² (1,464 sq ft), around 45 m² per bedroom. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 8 Blackthorn Drive, DN37 9PX use?

The latest EPC at 8 Blackthorn Drive, DN37 9PX records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Has 8 Blackthorn Drive, DN37 9PX had any planning applications?

8 Blackthorn Drive, DN37 9PX has council approval for two-storey rear extension granted in March 2019 under ref. DM/0853/18/FULA. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What is the council tax band for 8 Blackthorn Drive, DN37 9PX?

8 Blackthorn Drive, DN37 9PX is in council tax band D.

Which area is 8 Blackthorn Drive, DN37 9PX in?

8 Blackthorn Drive, DN37 9PX sits in Great Coates, Grimsby, Grimsby. It falls within the DN37 postcode district.

What is crime like near 8 Blackthorn Drive, DN37 9PX?

Police records around 8 Blackthorn Drive, DN37 9PX show an average of 4 reported crimes per month over the last 13 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 81% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is rising (32% versus the prior period). Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 8 Blackthorn Drive, DN37 9PX?

The closest primary school to 8 Blackthorn Drive, DN37 9PX is Great Coates Primary School (387m), one of 10 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is John Whitgift Academy (289m), with 3 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What is the nearest station to 8 Blackthorn Drive, DN37 9PX?

The closest bus stop to 8 Blackthorn Drive, DN37 9PX is Station Road, 273m away. The nearest rail option is Great Coates Rail Station, 536m away.

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8 Blackthorn Drive, Great Coates, Grimsby, DN37 9PX

3 sales on record7 planning records

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

136 m²

1464 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 49

Council tax

Band D

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 8 Blackthorn Drive

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

8 Blackthorn Drive is a three-bedroom detached house in Great Coates, Grimsby, Grimsby (DN37 9PX). It has a recorded floor area of 136 m² (around 1464 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (January 2016) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since February 2012. Between certificates, lighting dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from January 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

7 planning records sit against the property, 6 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 88% of similar EPCs). Across 2002–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £322,000 is 28.8% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£171/sq ft) was about 18.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 9 years since the last transfer (December 2016).

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms1

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Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

8 Blackthorn Drive's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 13 Jan 2026

Current Certificate(1 of 2)

Jan 2016

EPC Rating

E49

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Very Poor

CO2 Emissions

6.6 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Victorian-eraDetached HouseEPC EPre-1919 buildExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)Solid (non-cavity) walls

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 8 Blackthorn Drive, Great Coates, Grimsby, DN37 9PX, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

8 Blackthorn Drive has been through 6 approved planning applications — a well-evolved property.

7 applications on record at 8 Blackthorn Drive, Great Coates, Grimsby, DN37 9PX

7decisions1extensions62documents

May 2017
Tree WorksTrees
Outcome in report
T6 Conifer - remove to free up surrounding trees and gain more lightT11 Horse Chestnut - remove due to extensive rot and decay in main stemT14 Tree of heaven - remove and replantT15 Spruce - lift first ring of lowest branches as touching neighbouring propertyG2 Conifer hedge - reduce to previous cut point.
Documents
8 docs on file
Reference
DM/0367/17/TCA
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More recent applications — locked
Tree WorksMay 2024Decision
Tree WorksOct 2022Decision

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Sale price has at least doubled since 2002.

Current estimate

£322,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.6% per year over 15 years.

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Last sold (2016)

£250,000

Growth on file: 6.6% per year over 15 years.

Sales timeline

9 December 2016Most recent
£250,000
+4.2%over 3 years
1 May 2013
£240,000
+147.4%over 11 years
17 January 2002
£97,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in DN37 9PX: £315,000 (2025–2020).

Nearby sales in DN37 9PX

On the street

Versus other Blackthorn Drive homes

Four headline reads against 16 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

8 Blackthorn Drive is notably below the street on epc rating.

Price per m²

£1,838

Street avg £1,880

On par

Floor Area

136 m²

Street avg 133 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 7 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

6.6 t/year

Street avg 5.4 t/year

Strongly below

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.

Crime

4/mo

Rising year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.3 km

Station Road — bus stop.

Closest school

0.3 km

John Whitgift Academy. 13 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around DN37 9PX from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

53.1dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for DN37 9PX

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

44.7dB

Low

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70 dB

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