18 Marlborough Road, Stockton On Tees, TS18 4DB

18 Marlborough Road is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Stockton On Tees (TS18 4DB). It has a recorded floor area of 86 m² (around 926 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (March 2014) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in November 2008 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good and main heating went from Poor to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from March 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since December 2008 — that's 17 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Today's modelled estimate of £97,000 sits 61.7% above the 2008 sale of £60,000. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs).