1 Hawthorn Crescent, Durham, DH1 1ED

1 Hawthorn Crescent is a six-bedroom semi-detached house in Durham (DH1 1ED). It has a recorded floor area of 113 m² (around 1216 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (September 2022) shows a C (score 71). When first surveyed in August 2012 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83).

Held since April 2003 — that's 23 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across 1995–2003, sale prices on this property compounded at 11.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £239,000 sits 146.4% above the 2003 sale of £97,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£80/sq ft) was about 45.5% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: HMO conversion approved in 2022. Past consents include HMO conversion and change of use to residential, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 113 m² it's 21.5% larger than the typical home in the postcode (93 m² median across 19 EPCs). 6 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count.