5 Bamburgh Road, Durham, DH1 5NW

5 Bamburgh Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Durham (DH1 5NW). It has a recorded floor area of 84 m² (around 904 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (March 2015) shows an E (score 44), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 3 certificates since October 2010. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and lighting went from Very Poor to Average; while roof efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from March 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 84 m² the property is well over the postcode median (60 m² across 32 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 81% of similar EPCs). Across 2011–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £196,000 is 28.1% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£169/sq ft) was about 23.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sold in November 2017, so it's been off the market for around 9 years.