18 Anvil Court, Pity Me, Durham, DH1 5EL

18 Anvil Court is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Pity Me, Durham, Durham (DH1 5EL). It has a recorded floor area of 76 m² (around 818 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (March 2025) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (March 2015); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.

At 76 m² the property is well over the postcode median (56 m² across 19 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 74% of similar EPCs). It changed hands recently, sold April 2025 for £185,000. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2015. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1999–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £204,000 is 10.3% above the 2025 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£226/sq ft) was about 110.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode.