8 Fir Tree Close, Durham, DH1 1DT

8 Fir Tree Close is a semi-detached house in Durham (DH1 1DT). It has a recorded floor area of 108 m² (around 1163 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (November 2021) shows a C (score 70). When first surveyed in November 2021 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83).

Held since May 2007 — that's 19 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 108 m² the property is well over the postcode median (75 m² across 4 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Today's modelled estimate of £231,000 sits 68.6% above the 2007 sale of £137,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£118/sq ft) was about 36% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.