22 Staindrop Road, Durham, DH1 5XS

22 Staindrop Road is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Durham (DH1 5XS). It has a recorded floor area of 36 m² (around 388 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band A. At 36 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (36–140 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C across 38 units on file. The latest certificate (February 2019) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since February 2009. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 71).

Held since March 1996 — that's 30 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £109,000 sits 225.4% above the 1996 sale of £33,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£86/sq ft) was about 39.8% below the postcode norm. At 36 m² it sits well below the postcode median (82 m² across 37 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.