1 Forster Avenue, Sherburn Village, Durham, DH6 1EW

1 Forster Avenue is a six-bedroom detached house in Sherburn Village, Durham, Durham (DH6 1EW). It has a recorded floor area of 197 m² (around 2120 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (September 2014) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (April 2011); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75). The latest certificate is from September 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a balcony.

It hasn't traded since September 2003, a hold of 23 years that's notably long for the area. At 197 m² the property is well over the postcode median (67 m² across 23 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 6 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. Across 2000–2003, sale prices on this property compounded at 12.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £325,000 sits 150% above the 2003 sale of £130,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£61/sq ft) was about 47.5% below the postcode norm.