16 St Giles Close, Gilesgate, Durham, DH1 1XH

16 St Giles Close is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Gilesgate, Durham, Durham (DH1 1XH). It has a recorded floor area of 51 m² (around 549 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band C. At 51 m² this is the 3rd smallest of 40 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 42–129 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to B across 40 units on file. The latest certificate (February 2019) shows a C (score 79), near the top of the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 81). Main heating runs on electricity.

Across 2000–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £134,000 is 14.9% below the 2025 sale of £157,500, an unusual pattern given regional price growth and worth checking against the EPC condition. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£287/sq ft) was about 69.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. It changed hands recently, sold June 2025 for £157,500. At 51 m² it's 22.7% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (66 m² median across 39 EPCs).