Torwood, Crowtrees Lane, Bowburn, Durham, DH6 5BH

Torwood is a four-bedroom detached house in Bowburn, Durham, Durham (DH6 5BH). It has a recorded floor area of 192 m² (around 2067 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1950-1966. The latest certificate (August 2015) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. The rating has held steady at D across 3 certificates since November 2014. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and lighting dropped from Very Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77). The latest certificate is from August 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include attached land beyond the plot. It has already been extended once and our model flags further extension potential, a sign of buyer flexibility.

At 192 m² the property is well over the postcode median (80 m² across 7 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 1997–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £348,000 is 39.2% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£121/sq ft) was about 69.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 9 years ago, in August 2017.