Marland Lodge, Church Bank, Eggleston, Barnard Castle, DL12 0AH

Marland Lodge is a four-bedroom detached house in Eggleston, Barnard Castle, Barnard Castle (DL12 0AH). It has a recorded floor area of 187 m² (around 2013 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (February 2017) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (February 2014); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average and hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include attached land beyond the plot.

Untraded for 19 years, with the last transfer in August 2007. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 1.6% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £495,000 is 17.9% above the 2007 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£209/sq ft) was about 37.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 187 m² the property is well over the postcode median (116 m² across 16 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 4 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.