Cress Cottage, Marsh Lane, Healing, Grimsby, DN41 7RZ
About Cress Cottage
Cress Cottage is a detached house in Healing, Grimsby, Grimsby (DN41 7RZ). It has a recorded floor area of 236 m² (around 2540 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (June 2016) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (October 2012); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from June 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 236 m² it's 22.9% larger than the typical home in the postcode (192 m² median across 4 EPCs). On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£193/sq ft) was about 92.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: March 2020 at £490,000.
Energy performance
Cress Cottage'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 15 Jun 2026
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Heating controls changed
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Planning history
Cress Cottage has no planning applications on record.
A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.
Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£518,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£490,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
13 March 2020Most recent
£490,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in DN41 7RZ: £190,000 (2024–2002).
Versus other Marsh Lane homes
On co₂ emissions, Cress Cottage runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
50 (E)
Street avg 53 (E)
Floor Area
236 m²
Street avg 186 m²
CO₂ Emissions
12.0 t/year
Street avg 9.3 t/year
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 9 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
1/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.7 km
Healing Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
1.1 km
Healing Primary Academy. 6 schools 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
60.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
52.6dB







