8a, Albion Road, Grantham, NG31 8BJ
About 8a
8a is an end-of-terrace house in Grantham (NG31 8BJ). It has a recorded floor area of 34 m² (around 366 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. At 34 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (34–133 m²). The building's EPC ratings span F to D across 8 units on file. The latest certificate (January 2018) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since November 2009. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while main heating dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
Today's modelled estimate of £122,000 is 17.6% below the 2022 sale of £148,000, below the original sale price, which typically signals condition or completion-status changes worth verifying. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£404/sq ft) was about 296.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 34 m² it sits well below the postcode median (84 m² across 7 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Last sale on file: £148,000 in October 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating system changed
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system changed
Wall insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919, has no mains gas supply, and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
8a has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
6applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 8a
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£122,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£148,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
19 October 2022Most recent
£148,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in NG31 8BJ: £148,000 (2025–2017).
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
7/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Premier Court — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
The King's School, Grantham. 20 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

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51.1dB

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