14 Mitford Close, High Shincliffe, Durham, DH1 2QE

14 Mitford Close is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in High Shincliffe, Durham, Durham (DH1 2QE). It has a recorded floor area of 82 m² (around 883 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (June 2020) shows a C (score 70). The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since June 2009. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 85). The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.

Held since December 1999 — that's 26 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £211,000 sits 191% above the 1999 sale of £72,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£82/sq ft) was about 55.6% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, a porch and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 82 m² it's 19.6% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (102 m² median across 10 EPCs).