2 Ancroft Garth, High Shincliffe, Durham, DH1 2UD

2 Ancroft Garth is a three-bedroom detached house in High Shincliffe, Durham, Durham (DH1 2UD). It has a recorded floor area of 85 m² (around 915 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (July 2019) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in November 2008 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Average; while roof efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump.

At 85 m² it sits well below the postcode median (152 m² across 12 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2003–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 1.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £276,000 is 25.5% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£240/sq ft) was about 16.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: February 2020 at £220,000.