Bendholme Farm, Newtown, Eggleston, Barnard Castle, DL12 0AX

Bendholme Farm is a detached house in Eggleston, Barnard Castle, Barnard Castle (DL12 0AX). It has a recorded floor area of 131 m² (around 1410 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (June 2013) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in July 2011 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Average to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on wood logs. The latest certificate is from June 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since July 2008 — that's 18 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Today's modelled estimate of £323,000 sits 57.6% above the 2008 sale of £205,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£145/sq ft) was about 24% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.