Belmont Court, Apartment 16, Belmont Road, Belmont, Durham, DH1 2QN

Belmont Court is a mid-terrace house in Belmont, Durham, Durham (DH1 2QN). It has a recorded floor area of 79 m² (around 850 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. At 79 m² this is the largest unit on EPC record across Belmont Court (40–79 m²). The building's EPC ratings span D to B, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (65 versus a best of 82). The latest certificate (March 2020) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in September 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 72).

Held since February 2006 — that's 20 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 79 m² the property is well over the postcode median (53 m² across 20 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.