4 Ruskin Avenue, Middlesbrough, TS5 8PJ

4 Ruskin Avenue is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Middlesbrough (TS5 8PJ). It has a recorded floor area of 101 m² (around 1087 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (February 2022) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in July 2010 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Poor to Average, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.

Last sale on file: £189,500 in March 2022. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1997–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £220,000 is 16.1% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£174/sq ft) was about 25.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode.