55 Bamburgh Road, Durham, DH1 5NW

55 Bamburgh Road is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Durham (DH1 5NW). It has a recorded floor area of 20 m² (around 215 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band A. At 20 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (20–180 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (July 2021) shows an E (score 43), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since July 2009. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average, window efficiency went from Average to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Average; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and main heating dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on to be used only when there is no heating/hot.

Most recent transfer was January 2025 at £71,000 — fresh data. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. At 20 m² it sits well below the postcode median (78 m² across 32 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 81% of similar EPCs). 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Across 2001–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £96,000 is 35.2% above the 2025 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£330/sq ft) was about 141.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode.