3 Bolton Close, Durham, DH1 5PH

3 Bolton Close is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Durham (DH1 5PH). It has a recorded floor area of 63 m² (around 678 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (December 2013) shows an F (score 22), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it C (August 2011); the latest reading is 3 bands lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average and lighting dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 64), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from December 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. The home occupies a corner plot.

At 63 m² it sits well below the postcode median (110 m² across 10 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £194,000 sits 57.7% above the 2011 sale of £123,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£181/sq ft) was about 35.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include a garage conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last changed hands 14 years ago, in December 2011.