8 Larkspur Court, Etherley Dene, Bishop Auckland, DL14 0TW

8 Larkspur Court is a three-bedroom detached house in Etherley Dene, Bishop Auckland, Bishop Auckland (DL14 0TW). It has a recorded floor area of 87 m² (around 936 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2015) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from March 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.

Held since December 2004 — that's 21 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 87 m² it sits well below the postcode median (127 m² across 3 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 1998–2004, sale prices on this property compounded at 11.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £209,000 is 30.7% above the 2004 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£171/sq ft) was about 102.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode.