2 Bowes Close, Ramshaw, Bishop Auckland, DL14 0NX

2 Bowes Close is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Ramshaw, Bishop Auckland, Bishop Auckland (DL14 0NX). It has a recorded floor area of 125 m² (around 1345 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (June 2014) shows an E (score 40), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since September 2012. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Poor; while roof efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from June 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Period features are noted in the property record. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.

At 125 m² the property is well over the postcode median (82 m² across 9 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 1995–2013, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £189,000 is 18.1% above the 2013 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£119/sq ft) was about 22.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 13 years ago, in June 2013.