7 Birchtree Close, Ormesby, Middlesbrough, TS7 9PQ

7 Birchtree Close is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Ormesby, Middlesbrough, Middlesbrough (TS7 9PQ). It has a recorded floor area of 47 m² (around 506 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band A. At 47 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 12 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 46–113 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (53 versus a best of 72). Other recorded features include a self-contained annexe. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position. The latest certificate (November 2016) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (May 2012); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

Held since March 2001 — that's 25 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 47 m² it sits well below the postcode median (85 m² across 11 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £104,000 sits 420% above the 2001 sale of £20,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£40/sq ft) was about 60.1% below the postcode norm.