Forge Cottage, Church Lane, Faceby, Middlesbrough, TS9 7BY
About Forge Cottage
Forge Cottage is a semi-detached house in Faceby, Middlesbrough, Middlesbrough (TS9 7BY). It has a recorded floor area of 151 m² (around 1625 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (January 2024) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79). Main heating runs on oil.
Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 75% of similar EPCs). Across 1999–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.8% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£333/sq ft) was about 56.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £541,000 in July 2024.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Forge Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Forge Cottage has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
Price for Forge Cottage has grown more than fourfold since the 1999 starting point.
£549,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.8% per year over 25 years.
£541,000
Growth on file: 7.8% per year over 25 years.
Sales timeline
17 July 2024Most recent
£541,000
+28.0%over 17 years23 February 2007
£422,500
+397.1%over 7 years2 December 1999
£85,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in TS9 7BY: £340,000 (2024–2012).
Nearby sales in TS9 7BY
Topping View, Church Lane, Faceby, Middlesbrough, TS9 7BY
Sold Feb 2024
£650,0003 Church Lane, Faceby, Middlesbrough, TS9 7BY
Sold Nov 2023
£340,000White Cottage, Church Lane, Faceby, Middlesbrough, TS9 7BY
Sold Nov 2020
£550,000Sylvan Cottage, Church Lane, Faceby, Middlesbrough, TS9 7BY
Sold Aug 2012
£195,000May Cottage, Church Lane, Faceby, Middlesbrough, TS9 7BY
Sold Mar 2002
£195,000
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Versus other Church Lane homes
Years Held for Forge Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,583
Street avg £3,332
Floor Area
151 m²
Street avg 138 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.7 t/year
Street avg 9.6 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Sutton Arms — bus stop.
Closest school
1.8 km
Carlton and Faceby Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.1dB