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

9 Stirling Close is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Etherley Dene, Bishop Auckland, Bishop Auckland (DL14 0RL). It has a recorded floor area of 86 m² (around 929 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (June 2009) shows a D (score 65), 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 Very Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77). The latest certificate is from June 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Untraded for 28 years, with the last transfer in August 1998. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 86 m² the property is well over the postcode median (64 m² across 13 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £147,000 sits 177.4% above the 1998 sale of £52,995. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£57/sq ft) was about 63.6% below the postcode norm.