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

3 St Giles Close is a five-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Gilesgate, Durham, Durham (DH1 1XH). It has a recorded floor area of 92 m² (around 990 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (December 2022) shows a C (score 74). When first surveyed in February 2010 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Good to Very Good, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 85).

Untraded for 26 years, with the last transfer in January 2000. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 92 m² the property is well over the postcode median (65 m² across 39 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Today's modelled estimate of £237,000 sits 135.2% above the 2000 sale of £100,750. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£102/sq ft) was about 40.6% below the postcode norm.