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

5 Wear Terrace is a mid-terrace house in Witton Le Wear, Bishop Auckland, Bishop Auckland (DL14 0AH). It has a recorded floor area of 76 m² (around 818 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (September 2013) 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 April 2010. Between certificates, lighting dropped from Very Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 91), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from September 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since October 2004 — that's 22 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across 1995–2004, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £112,000 sits 261.3% above the 2004 sale of £31,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£38/sq ft) was about 38.4% below the postcode norm. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 78% of similar EPCs).