131 Marton Road, Middlesbrough, TS1 2EA

131 Marton Road is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Middlesbrough (TS1 2EA). It has a recorded floor area of 37 m² (around 398 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. At 37 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (37–179 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (September 2020) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 4 certificates since September 2013. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and main heating dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

Held since October 2003 — that's 23 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Today's modelled estimate of £128,000 sits 156% above the 2003 sale of £50,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£126/sq ft) was about 26.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One planning record on file: subdivision approved in 2017. Past consents include subdivision, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 37 m² it's 21.3% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (47 m² median across 13 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 85% of similar EPCs).