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

4 Ancroft Garth is a three-bedroom detached house in High Shincliffe, Durham, Durham (DH1 2UD). It has a recorded floor area of 79 m² (around 850 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (April 2021) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. When first surveyed in February 2011 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Average; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average and hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 85). Other recorded features include a conservatory. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.

At 79 m² it sits well below the postcode median (152 m² across 12 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Most recent transfer: July 2021 at £225,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2009. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2002–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £262,000 is 16.4% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£265/sq ft) was about 36.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode.