12 Bishops Close, Durham, DH1 2BU

12 Bishops Close is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Durham (DH1 2BU). It has a recorded floor area of 61 m² (around 654 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2007 onwards and council tax band B. The latest certificate (April 2010) returns a B (score 84), comfortably above the UK average. The rating has held steady at B across 2 certificates since April 2009. The latest certificate is from April 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. At 61 m² this is the 8th smallest of 19 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 51–134 m². The building's EPC ratings span C to B, with this unit at the top.

Today's modelled estimate of £129,000 is 33.8% below the 2008 sale of £195,000, an unusual pattern given regional price growth and worth checking against the EPC condition. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£298/sq ft) was about 109.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Untraded for 18 years, with the last transfer in June 2008. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 61 m² it sits well below the postcode median (89 m² across 18 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.