19 Lupin Close, Etherley Dene, Bishop Auckland, DL14 0TP

19 Lupin Close is a detached house in Etherley Dene, Bishop Auckland, Bishop Auckland (DL14 0TP). It has a recorded floor area of 127 m² (around 1367 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (July 2015) returns a high B (score 86), putting the home a stone's throw from an A rating. When first surveyed in June 2015 the rating was C, the property has climbed 1 band since. The latest certificate is from July 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

It hasn't traded since October 2007, a hold of 19 years that's notably long for the area. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 127 m² it's 16% larger than the typical home in the postcode (110 m² median across 10 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused, 1 pending. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. An application is currently awaiting a decision. Across 1999–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £271,000 is 41.1% above the 2007 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£140/sq ft) was about 18.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode.