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4 sales on record
About Balmer House
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Balmer House is a semi-detached house in Eggleston, Barnard Castle, Barnard Castle (DL12 0AN). It has a recorded floor area of 156 m² (around 1679 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (July 2013) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since July 2013. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from July 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 7.3% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £398,000 is 18.6% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£200/sq ft) was about 26.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 156 m² it sits well below the postcode median (250 m² across 4 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Most recent transfer: September 2021 at £335,500. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Balmer House ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 24 Jul 2023
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Balmer House has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 2000.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£398,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.3% per year over 21 years.
Last sold (2021)
£335,500
Growth on file: 7.3% per year over 21 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Balmer Lane homes
Four headline reads against 4 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On epc rating, Balmer House stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£2,151
Street avg £1,799
Floor Area
156 m²
Street avg 241 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 8 rooms
Similar properties nearby
A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Barnard Castle district page.
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
1/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.4 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around DL12 0AN from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.4dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 14 points of interest in total.
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