53 West Lane, Middlesbrough, TS5 4DL
About 53 West Lane
53 West Lane is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Middlesbrough (TS5 4DL). It has a recorded floor area of 94 m² (around 1012 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (April 2015) shows an F (score 34), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it D (April 2010); the latest reading is 2 bands lower. Between certificates, roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 70), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from April 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
It hasn't traded since October 2010, a hold of 16 years that's notably long for the area. At 94 m² it's 17.5% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (114 m² median across 4 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2001–2010, sale prices on this property compounded at 13% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £137,000 is 26.9% above the 2010 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£107/sq ft) was about 74.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
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Energy performance
53 West Lane sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 09 Apr 2025
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
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Planning history
53 West Lane has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
1 notable application nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 2001.
£137,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 13.0% per year over 10 years.
£108,000
Growth on file: 13.0% per year over 10 years.
Sales timeline
25 October 2010Most recent
£108,000
+137.4%over 8 years13 October 2002
£45,500
+36.6%over 1 year16 March 2001
£33,300
Median price across the last 5 sales in TS5 4DL: £175,000 (2025–2014).
Versus other West Lane homes
EPC Rating for 53 West Lane lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,149
Street avg £1,022
Floor Area
94 m²
Street avg 122 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
9.0 t/year
Street avg 6.8 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Reported crime in the wider district is trending notably upward year-on-year.
Crime
18/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Teesside & District Society for the Blind — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
Archibald Primary School. 23 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
62.1dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
54.4dB