5 Bevan Crescent, Wheatley Hill, Durham, DH6 3LS

5 Bevan Crescent is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Wheatley Hill, Durham, Durham (DH6 3LS). It has a recorded floor area of 87 m² (around 936 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band A. The property has solar panels on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. The latest certificate (March 2025) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. The rating has held steady at D across 4 certificates since April 2014. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average, roof efficiency went from Good to Very Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

Held since May 2006 — that's 20 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across 2002–2006, sale prices on this property compounded at 29% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £117,000 sits 63.6% above the 2006 sale of £71,495. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2022. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 87 m² it's 24.3% larger than the typical home in the postcode (70 m² median across 37 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 73% of similar EPCs).