5 Albert Terrace, Middlesbrough, TS1 3PA

5 Albert Terrace is a detached house in Middlesbrough (TS1 3PA). It has a recorded floor area of 23 m² (around 248 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (June 2018) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 4 certificates since April 2011. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, window efficiency went from Average to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor; while main heating dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 80), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. At 23 m² this is the 39th smallest of 80 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 13–225 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to B across 80 units on file.

Across 2016–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 22.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £120,000 is 48.9% below the 2019 sale of £235,000, running counter to the wider postcode trend, which makes the EPC and condition history especially worth a look. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£949/sq ft) was about 2170.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 23 m² it's 17.9% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (28 m² median across 79 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Sold January 2019 for £235,000.