21 Whitwell Acres, High Shincliffe, Durham, DH1 2PX

21 Whitwell Acres is a detached house in High Shincliffe, Durham, Durham (DH1 2PX). It has a recorded floor area of 168 m² (around 1808 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (February 2015) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (February 2014); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Good and roof efficiency went from Average to Good; while lighting dropped from Very Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from February 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Untraded for 23 years, with the last transfer in January 2003. At 168 m² the property is well over the postcode median (127 m² across 13 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 1995–2003, sale prices on this property compounded at 14.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £458,000 sits 83.2% above the 2003 sale of £250,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£138/sq ft) was about 31.5% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2001. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.