10 Kirbys Drive, Bowburn, Durham, DH6 5GA

10 Kirbys Drive is a five-bedroom detached house in Bowburn, Durham, Durham (DH6 5GA). It has a recorded floor area of 113 m² (around 1216 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (January 2022) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (October 2014); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79). Other recorded features include a self-contained annexe. The home occupies a corner plot.

4 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2002–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.3% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£391/sq ft) was about 129% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 113 m² it's 24.9% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (151 m² median across 12 EPCs). 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Last sale on file: £475,000 in September 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.