1 St Margarets Garth, Durham, DH1 4DS

1 St Margarets Garth is an end-of-terrace house in Durham (DH1 4DS). It has a recorded floor area of 208 m² (around 2239 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (March 2025) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since March 2015. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Good to Very Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump.

Held since November 1999 — that's 27 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. At 208 m² the property is well over the postcode median (95 m² across 34 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £532,000 sits 350.8% above the 1999 sale of £118,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£53/sq ft) was about 63.5% below the postcode norm. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2012.