2 Aykley Green, Durham, DH1 4LN

2 Aykley Green is a four-bedroom detached house in Durham (DH1 4LN). It has a recorded floor area of 273 m² (around 2939 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (December 2020) shows a C (score 76), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in May 2019 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average, roof efficiency went from Average to Good and window efficiency went from Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82). The property has solar panels on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal.

At 273 m² the property is well over the postcode median (160 m² across 12 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 75% of similar EPCs). One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2019. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2019–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 42.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £977,000 is 14.9% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£289/sq ft) was about 38.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: February 2021 at £850,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.