38 Ashdown Avenue, Durham, DH1 1DD

38 Ashdown Avenue is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Durham (DH1 1DD). It has a recorded floor area of 25 m² (around 269 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band A. At 25 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (25–196 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C across 20 units on file. Period features are noted in the property record. The latest certificate (May 2021) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since February 2011. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average and hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76). Main heating runs on electricity.

Across 1997–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £95,000 sits 53.2% above the 2016 sale of £62,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£230/sq ft) was about 65.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 10 years since the last transfer (June 2016). Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. At 25 m² it's 21.9% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (32 m² median across 19 EPCs). 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count.