23 Stirling Close, Etherley Dene, Bishop Auckland, DL14 0RL

23 Stirling Close is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Etherley Dene, Bishop Auckland, Bishop Auckland (DL14 0RL). It has a recorded floor area of 44 m² (around 474 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (June 2015) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since July 2014. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 89), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from June 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 44 m² it sits well below the postcode median (68 m² across 13 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Last sold in July 2017, so it's been off the market for around 9 years. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1996–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £146,000 is 21.7% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£253/sq ft) was about 65.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode.