16 Alberta House, Highfield Road, Middlesbrough, TS4 2NP

16 Alberta House is a one-bedroom detached house in Middlesbrough (TS4 2NP). It has a recorded floor area of 51 m² (around 549 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band A. Tenure is freehold. At 51 m² this is the 7th smallest of 18 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 41–66 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to B, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (May 2025) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since January 2012. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76). Main heating runs on electricity.

Held since July 2007 — that's 19 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 £104,000 is 35.1% above the 2007 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£140/sq ft) was about 66.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 51 m² it's 17.7% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (62 m² median across 17 EPCs). 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count.