1 Beechcrest, Durham, DH1 4QF

1 Beechcrest is a five-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Durham (DH1 4QF). It has a recorded floor area of 164 m² (around 1765 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (July 2025) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in September 2021 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Poor to Good; while window efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79). Other recorded features include a basement. Period features are noted in the property record.

At 164 m² the property is well over the postcode median (106 m² across 5 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £501,000 sits 60.1% above the 2022 sale of £313,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£177/sq ft) was about 30.2% below the postcode norm. 4 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include subdivision, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations. Last sale on file: £313,000 in August 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.