16 Wear Terrace, Witton Le Wear, Bishop Auckland, DL14 0AH

16 Wear Terrace is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Witton Le Wear, Bishop Auckland, Bishop Auckland (DL14 0AH). It has a recorded floor area of 80 m² (around 861 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (March 2020) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since October 2008. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Average and main heating dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.

Untraded for 19 years, with the last transfer in November 2007. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 78% of similar EPCs). Across 1998–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 13.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £119,000 is 16.7% above the 2007 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£118/sq ft) was about 95.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode.