53a, High Street, Stokesley, Middlesbrough, TS9 5AD

53a is a mid-terrace house in Stokesley, Middlesbrough, Middlesbrough (TS9 5AD). It has a recorded floor area of 100 m² (around 1076 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (August 2019) shows a C (score 78), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in May 2009 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Poor to Good, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and lighting went from Good to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 81). At 100 m² this is the 11th smallest of 16 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 52–762 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to B across 16 units on file.

It hasn't traded since February 2002, a hold of 24 years that's notably long for the area. Today's modelled estimate of £172,000 sits 119.1% above the 2002 sale of £78,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£73/sq ft) was about 57.2% below the postcode norm. At 100 m² it's 16.3% larger than the typical home in the postcode (86 m² median across 15 EPCs).