High Grange Farm, West Street, Hett, Durham, DH6 5LS

High Grange Farm is a detached house in Hett, Durham, Durham (DH6 5LS). It has a recorded floor area of 205 m² (around 2207 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (May 2022) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since May 2009. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and main heating dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 93), a 3-band jump.

Today's modelled estimate of £447,000 is 14.9% below the 2022 sale of £525,000, a rare downward gap that often correlates with deferred maintenance or unfinished works. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£238/sq ft) was about 85.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 205 m² the property is well over the postcode median (82 m² across 12 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 12 planning records sit against the property, 9 approved, 3 refused. Past consents include an extension, partial demolition and change of use to residential, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. Most recent transfer: September 2022 at £525,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.