23 Grange Road, Durham, DH1 1AL

23 Grange Road is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Durham (DH1 1AL). It has a recorded floor area of 141 m² (around 1518 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (September 2024) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in November 2010 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average, lighting went from Average to Good and main heating went from Average to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.

At 141 m² the property is well over the postcode median (95 m² across 25 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It changed hands recently, sold December 2024 for £270,000. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2003. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1998–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.7% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£178/sq ft) was about 34.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode.