1 Hilda Street, Darlington, DL1 1SY

1 Hilda Street is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Darlington (DL1 1SY). It has a recorded floor area of 123 m² (around 1324 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (June 2015) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in May 2014 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 69), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from June 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since January 2005 — that's 21 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. At 123 m² the property is well over the postcode median (58 m² across 20 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 80% of similar EPCs). Across 1998–2005, sale prices on this property compounded at 18.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £119,000 sits 77.6% above the 2005 sale of £67,000.