2 Lavender Drive, Etherley Dene, Bishop Auckland, DL14 0TJ

2 Lavender Drive is a four-bedroom detached house in Etherley Dene, Bishop Auckland, Bishop Auckland (DL14 0TJ). It has a recorded floor area of 125 m² (around 1340 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (October 2008) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 74). The latest certificate is from October 2008, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since February 2009 — that's 17 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1997–2009, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £287,000 is 38.3% above the 2009 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£155/sq ft) was about 93.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode.