Detached 2 sales on record

68 GREY FRIARS

GRIMSBY, NORTH EAST LINCOLNSHIRE, DN37 9QU

£260,000

Location

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Nearby

Nearest stations, universities and amenities (distance from property).

Type	Name	Distance
Bus stop	Grey Friars	0.1 miles
Shop	Morrisons Daily	0.7 miles
Train station	Great Coates	0.8 miles
University	University Centre Grimsby	1.8 miles
Hospital	Harrison House	2.6 miles

Property details

Tenure

Freehold

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

120 m²

EPC rating

Year built

England and Wales: 1967-1975

Last sold

£260,000 Mar 2026

Price per m²

£2,167/m²

Local average

£314,316 (32 sales)

Street crime

166 incidents within 1 mile (May 2026)

EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

Current rating: C

Potential rating: C

Inspection date: 21/11/2025

Expiry date: 20/11/2035

Current heating cost: £1,179/year

Potential heating cost: £917/year

Est. upgrade cost to C: £17,700

Recommendations

Cavity wall insulation (£900 - £1,500)
Floor insulation (solid floor) (£5,000 - £10,000)
Solar photovoltaic panels, 2.5 kWp (£8,000 - £10,000)

View full EPC on gov.uk

Price history

Event	Date	Price	Type	% change	Today’s value (HPI)	Action
Sold	20/03/2026	£260,000	Detached	+26.8%	£261,265 to April 2026	View transaction
Sold	14/04/2022	£205,000	Detached	—	£223,145 to April 2026	View transaction

Historic listings

Listing and sale events only where we matched the listing page to a Land Registry sale already on record for this address.

Event	Date	Price
sold	01/01/2026	£260,000
listed	21/10/2025	£265,000
sold	01/01/2022	£205,000

Photos · Open listing

Sold comparables

Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles (last 5 years). Land Registry Price Paid Data.

Address	Price	Date	Type
44 ANDERBY DRIVE, GRIMSBY, NORTH EAST LINCOLNSHIRE, DN37 9HB	£155,000	12/12/2025	Detached
7 OLD FLEET, GRIMSBY, NORTH EAST LINCOLNSHIRE, DN37 9RT	£155,000	12/12/2025	Detached
24 TIMBERLEY DRIVE, GRIMSBY, NORTH EAST LINCOLNSHIRE, DN37 9QY	£220,000	29/09/2023	Detached
27 PRIORY ROAD, GRIMSBY, NORTH EAST LINCOLNSHIRE, DN37 9QH	£210,000	23/03/2023	Detached
27 FOXHILL, GRIMSBY, NORTH EAST LINCOLNSHIRE, DN37 9QL	£245,000	10/08/2022	Detached
1 FERNHILL, GRIMSBY, NORTH EAST LINCOLNSHIRE, DN37 9QN	£180,000	28/07/2022	Detached
7 WYBERS WAY, GRIMSBY, NORTH EAST LINCOLNSHIRE, DN37 9QR	£223,000	01/07/2022	Detached
1 PRIORY ROAD, GRIMSBY, NORTH EAST LINCOLNSHIRE, DN37 9QH	£180,000	06/04/2022	Detached
42 PRIORY ROAD, GRIMSBY, NORTH EAST LINCOLNSHIRE, DN37 9QH	£223,000	18/02/2022	Detached
1 ST NICHOLAS DRIVE, GRIMSBY, NORTH EAST LINCOLNSHIRE, DN37 9QD	£170,000	10/12/2021	Detached
8 TIMBERLEY DRIVE, GRIMSBY, NORTH EAST LINCOLNSHIRE, DN37 9QY	£210,000	01/12/2021	Detached
13 PRIORY ROAD, GRIMSBY, NORTH EAST LINCOLNSHIRE, DN37 9QH	£240,000	26/10/2021	Detached
7 OLD FLEET, GRIMSBY, NORTH EAST LINCOLNSHIRE, DN37 9RT	£140,000	14/09/2021	Detached

Area average: £196,231 (13 sales)

For sale comparables

No active for-sale comparables found within 1 mile for the same bedrooms and property type.

Capital growth trend

Land Registry outcode average: last 12 months vs 5y and 10y ago (from sold prices).

5y growth 42.4%

10y growth 40.6%

House Price Index (HM Land Registry — official index, not sold-price averages): North East Lincolnshire. Series: Detached. As of April 2026.

1y (index) 0.9%

5y (index) 17.7%

10y (index) 39.4%

Rental Range

Estimated market rent for North East Lincolnshire. Low = conservative, Realistic = average, Optimistic = best case.

Low £561/mo

Realistic £623/mo

Optimistic £685/mo

Based on Local Authority from postcode lookup → North East Lincolnshire.

LHA (30th percentile) floor for Grimsby: Apr 2025 – Mar 2026

Rental Comparables

Residential lets from OpenRent and Rightmove for the area (same bedroom count). Use to validate rent estimates. Student lets are excluded.

Title	Rent	Beds	Distance	As seen on
3 Bed Terraced House, Fountains Avenue, DN37	£725/mo	3	0.62 miles	OpenRent
3 Bed Semi-Detached House, Silver Birch Place, DN34	£750/mo	3	0.85 miles	OpenRent
3 Bed Semi-Detached House, Waterworks Cottages, DN34	£500/mo	3	1.03 miles	OpenRent
3 Bed Terraced House, Chelmsford Avenue, DN34	£690/mo	3	1.07 miles	OpenRent
3 Bed Terraced House, Cromwell Road, DN31	£750/mo	3	1.16 miles	OpenRent

Average rent: £683/mo (5 listings)

Rent-driven metrics

Based on OpenRent comparables.

Rent ratio 0.28%

Max investor price (0.8%) £90,625

Target investor price (1%) £72,500

Gross yield 3.3%

Cost-to-rent ratio 29.9×

Monthly cashflow £-396/mo 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term

Cash-on-cash ROI -6.3%

Rent ratio — Monthly rent ÷ purchase price (1% rule). 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak for cashflow.
Max investor price — Rent ÷ 0.8%; the price at which rent would be 0.8% of price (Stoke-style target).
Target investor price — Rent ÷ 1%; the price at which rent would be 1% of price (strong cashflow band).
Gross yield — Annual rent as % of purchase price (no costs).
Cost-to-rent — Price ÷ annual rent (from OpenRent comparables). Under 14× = strong, 14–16× = acceptable, 17×+ = compressed.
Cashflow — Rent minus mortgage, 10% maintenance, £25/mo compliance. Assumes 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term.
ROI — Annual profit ÷ cash in (deposit + 4% purchase costs).

Flood risk

Zone: 1

Risk: Low

Not in Flood Risk Area (no data)

Street-level crime

Category	Count
Violence and sexual offences	72
Criminal damage and arson	21
Anti-social behaviour	16
Shoplifting	11
Burglary	10
Other theft	10
Other crime	8
Public order	8
Bicycle theft	3
Drugs	3
Vehicle crime	3
Possession of weapons	1
Total incidents	166

Within 1 mile during May 2026. Source: data.police.uk (England & Wales).

Schools nearby

Nearest open schools with Ofsted ratings (England). Closed schools are not shown. Data from Get Information about Schools and Ofsted.

Name	Type	Distance	Ofsted
Wybers Wood Academy	Primary	0.3 miles	Good — 11 May 2020
Willows Academy	Primary	0.5 miles	Good — 27 Apr 2015
John Whitgift Academy	Secondary	0.5 miles	Good — 10 Mar 2020
Great Coates Primary School	Primary	0.6 miles	Good — 16 Jun 2019
Great Coates Village Nursery School	Nursery	0.6 miles	Good — 9 Jun 2024

FENSA

Window and door installation certificates found for this address.

Issued	Work completed	Windows	Doors
27/06/2005	31/05/2005	—	1

# 68 GREY FRIARS, GRIMSBY, NORTH EAST LINCOLNSHIRE, DN37 9QU

## Property details

- Slug: `74790af` (address key hash: `74790af22b2a42e09a247952b8d850dd408d46a8`)
- Postcode: DN37 9QU
- Transactions on record: 2

- Tenure: Freehold
- Property type: Detached
- Bedrooms: 3
- Bathrooms: 1
- Floor area: 120 m²
- EPC rating: C
- Year built: England and Wales: 1967-1975
- Last sold: £260,000 Mar 2026
- Price per m²: £2,167/m²
- Local average: £314,316 (32 sales)
- Street crime: 166 incidents within 1 mile (May 2026)

## Latest sale

- Price: £260,000
- Date: 2026-03-20
- Type: D
- Tenure: F

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** C
- **Potential rating:** C
- **Expiry date:** 20/11/2035
- **Current heating cost:** £1,179/year
- **Est. upgrade cost to C:** £17,700

### Recommendations
- B (£900 - £1,500)
- W2 (£5,000 - £10,000)
- U (£8,000 - £10,000)

[View full EPC on gov.uk](https://find-energy-certificate.service.gov.uk/energy-certificate/2009-2317-1368-1141-8010)

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2026-03-20 | £260,000 | Detached | +26.8% | £261,265 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/4e75c29d-4365-8922-e063-4804a8c094d0) |
| Sold | 2022-04-14 | £205,000 | Detached | — | £223,145 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/e2d14905-8c2e-4c2d-e053-6b04a8c0422b) |

*Today’s value (HPI): adjusted using published house price index trends for the area and property type; not a valuation of the property today.*

## Sales History

*Recorded sales for this property. Data from Land Registry Price Paid.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 68 GREY FRIARS, GRIMSBY, NORTH EAST LINCOLNSHIRE, DN37 9QU | £260,000 | 20/03/2026 | Detached |
| 68 GREY FRIARS, GRIMSBY, NORTH EAST LINCOLNSHIRE, DN37 9QU | £205,000 | 14/04/2022 | Detached |

## Historic listings

Listing activity only where we matched the listing to a Land Registry sale already on record for this address.

- Matched listing: [168441518](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/6d41be2)

| Event | Date | Price |
|-------|------|-------|
| sold | 2026-01-01 | £260,000 |
| listed | 2025-10-21 | £265,000 |
| sold | 2022-01-01 | £205,000 |

## Sold Comparables

*Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles. Data from Land Registry Price Paid. Last 5 years.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 44 ANDERBY DRIVE, GRIMSBY, NORTH EAST LINCOLNSHIRE, DN37 9HB | £155,000 | 12/12/2025 | Detached |
| 7 OLD FLEET, GRIMSBY, NORTH EAST LINCOLNSHIRE, DN37 9RT | £155,000 | 12/12/2025 | Detached |
| 24 TIMBERLEY DRIVE, GRIMSBY, NORTH EAST LINCOLNSHIRE, DN37 9QY | £220,000 | 29/09/2023 | Detached |
| 27 PRIORY ROAD, GRIMSBY, NORTH EAST LINCOLNSHIRE, DN37 9QH | £210,000 | 23/03/2023 | Detached |
| 27 FOXHILL, GRIMSBY, NORTH EAST LINCOLNSHIRE, DN37 9QL | £245,000 | 10/08/2022 | Detached |
| 1 FERNHILL, GRIMSBY, NORTH EAST LINCOLNSHIRE, DN37 9QN | £180,000 | 28/07/2022 | Detached |
| 7 WYBERS WAY, GRIMSBY, NORTH EAST LINCOLNSHIRE, DN37 9QR | £223,000 | 01/07/2022 | Detached |
| 1 PRIORY ROAD, GRIMSBY, NORTH EAST LINCOLNSHIRE, DN37 9QH | £180,000 | 06/04/2022 | Detached |
| 42 PRIORY ROAD, GRIMSBY, NORTH EAST LINCOLNSHIRE, DN37 9QH | £223,000 | 18/02/2022 | Detached |
| 1 ST NICHOLAS DRIVE, GRIMSBY, NORTH EAST LINCOLNSHIRE, DN37 9QD | £170,000 | 10/12/2021 | Detached |
| 8 TIMBERLEY DRIVE, GRIMSBY, NORTH EAST LINCOLNSHIRE, DN37 9QY | £210,000 | 01/12/2021 | Detached |
| 13 PRIORY ROAD, GRIMSBY, NORTH EAST LINCOLNSHIRE, DN37 9QH | £240,000 | 26/10/2021 | Detached |
| 7 OLD FLEET, GRIMSBY, NORTH EAST LINCOLNSHIRE, DN37 9RT | £140,000 | 14/09/2021 | Detached |

**Area average:** £196,231 (13 sales)

## Capital growth trend

*Land Registry outcode average from sold prices: last 12 months vs 5y and 10y ago.*

- **5y growth:** 42.4%
- **10y growth:** 40.6%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

*Official index for North East Lincolnshire; Detached series; as of April 2026.*

- **1y growth (index):** 0.9%
- **5y growth (index):** 17.7%
- **10y growth (index):** 39.4%

## Rental Range

*ONS Price Index of Private Rents (North East Lincolnshire). Low / Realistic / Optimistic = conservative / average / best case.*

- **Low:** £561/mo
- **Realistic:** £623/mo
- **Optimistic:** £685/mo

## LHA (Local Housing Allowance)

*VOA 30th percentile rent floor for Grimsby (Apr 2025 – Mar 2026).*

## Rental Comparables

*Residential lets from OpenRent and Rightmove for the area (same bedroom count). Use to validate rent estimates. Student lets are excluded.*

| Title | Rent | Beds | Distance | As seen on |
|------|------|------|------|------|
| 3 Bed Terraced House, Fountains Avenue, DN37 | £725/mo | 3 | 0.62 miles | OpenRent |
| 3 Bed Semi-Detached House, Silver Birch Place, DN34 | £750/mo | 3 | 0.85 miles | OpenRent |
| 3 Bed Semi-Detached House, Waterworks Cottages, DN34 | £500/mo | 3 | 1.03 miles | OpenRent |
| 3 Bed Terraced House, Chelmsford Avenue, DN34 | £690/mo | 3 | 1.07 miles | OpenRent |
| 3 Bed Terraced House, Cromwell Road, DN31 | £750/mo | 3 | 1.16 miles | OpenRent |

**Average rent: £683/mo (5 listings)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.28% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £90,625
- **Target investor price (1%):** £72,500

*Monthly rent ÷ price. 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak. Max investor price = rent ÷ 0.8% (Stoke-style target). Target investor price = rent ÷ 1% (strong cashflow band). Based on OpenRent comparables.*

## Rent-driven metrics

*Based on OpenRent comparables (median £725/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 3.3%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 29.9×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £-396/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** -6.3%

*Gross yield = annual rent as % of price (no costs). Cost-to-rent = price ÷ annual rent (from OpenRent comparables); under 14× = strong, 14–16× = acceptable, 17×+ = compressed. Cashflow = rent − mortgage − 10% maintenance − £25/mo compliance; assumes 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term. ROI = annual profit ÷ cash in (deposit + 4% purchase costs).*

## Flood risk

- **Zone:** 1
- **Risk:** Low
- **Source:** Not in Flood Risk Area (no data)

[Check long-term flood risk (GOV.UK)](https://check-long-term-flood-risk.service.gov.uk/postcode)

## Street-level crime

| Category | Count |
|----------|-------|
| Violence and sexual offences | 72 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 21 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 16 |
| Shoplifting | 11 |
| Burglary | 10 |
| Other theft | 10 |
| Other crime | 8 |
| Public order | 8 |
| Bicycle theft | 3 |
| Drugs | 3 |
| Vehicle crime | 3 |
| Possession of weapons | 1 |
| **Total incidents** | **166** |

*Within 1 mile during May 2026. Source: data.police.uk (England & Wales).*

## Schools nearby

*Nearest open schools with Ofsted ratings (England). Closed schools are not shown.*

| Name | Type | Distance | Ofsted |
|------|------|----------|--------|
| Wybers Wood Academy | Primary | 0.3 miles | Good — 11 May 2020 |
| Willows Academy | Primary | 0.5 miles | Good — 27 Apr 2015 |
| John Whitgift Academy | Secondary | 0.5 miles | Good — 10 Mar 2020 |
| Great Coates Primary School | Primary | 0.6 miles | Good — 16 Jun 2019 |
| Great Coates Village Nursery School | Nursery | 0.6 miles | Good — 9 Jun 2024 |

## FENSA Certificates

This property has 1 FENSA certificate(s) on record.

### FENSA Certificate #2819565
- **Address:** 68 Grey Friars, GRIMSBY, DN37 9QU
- **Certificate Issued:** 27/06/2005
- **Work Completed:** 31/05/2005
- **Items:** 1 door(s)