5 Ashwood Close, Ormesby, Middlesbrough, TS7 9PY

5 Ashwood Close is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Ormesby, Middlesbrough, Middlesbrough (TS7 9PY). It has a recorded floor area of 43 m² (around 463 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band A. Tenure is freehold. At 43 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 8 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 41–91 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 (44 versus a best of 71). The latest certificate (October 2024) shows an E (score 44), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

Untraded for 24 years, with the last transfer in December 2002. Today's modelled estimate of £96,000 sits 291.8% above the 2002 sale of £24,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£53/sq ft) was about 35.2% below the postcode norm. At 43 m² it sits well below the postcode median (71 m² across 7 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 86% of similar EPCs). 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count.