Flat 1, 16 Crescent Road, Middlesbrough, TS1 4QJ

Flat 1 is a mid-terrace house in Middlesbrough (TS1 4QJ). It has a recorded floor area of 56 m² (around 603 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. At 56 m² this is the largest unit on EPC record across the building (20–56 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to D, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (47 versus a best of 57). The latest certificate (December 2021) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in January 2009 the rating was G, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 73), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

Held since January 2003 — that's 23 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Today's modelled estimate of £129,000 sits 69.7% above the 2003 sale of £76,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£126/sq ft) was about 69.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 56 m² it sits well below the postcode median (154 m² across 19 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.