36a, Beaumont Street, Bishop Auckland, DL14 6BJ

36a is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Bishop Auckland (DL14 6BJ). It has a recorded floor area of 40 m² (around 431 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. At 40 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (40–121 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C across 34 units on file. The latest certificate (March 2016) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 72). The latest certificate is from March 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

It hasn't traded since November 2001, a hold of 25 years that's notably long for the area. Today's modelled estimate of £113,000 sits 289.7% above the 2001 sale of £29,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£67/sq ft) was about 29.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 40 m² it sits well below the postcode median (93 m² across 33 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count.