12 St James Gardens, Witton Le Wear, Bishop Auckland, DL14 0BG

12 St James Gardens is an end-of-terrace house in Witton Le Wear, Bishop Auckland, Bishop Auckland (DL14 0BG). It has a recorded floor area of 132 m² (around 1421 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (March 2015) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in September 2012 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor; while lighting dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78). Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from March 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 132 m² the property is well over the postcode median (74 m² across 20 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £149,000 sits 92.9% above the 2013 sale of £77,250. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£54/sq ft) was about 30.4% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2014. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last changed hands 13 years ago, in May 2013.