7 Gainsborough Court, Bishop Auckland, DL14 7QA

7 Gainsborough Court is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Bishop Auckland (DL14 7QA). It has a recorded floor area of 33 m² (around 355 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (June 2020) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since March 2012. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79). Main heating runs on electricity. At 33 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 15 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 32–46 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C across 15 units on file.

Held since December 2000 — that's 25 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £99,000 sits 296.8% above the 2000 sale of £24,950. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£70/sq ft) was about 34.1% below the postcode norm. At 33 m² it's 23.3% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (43 m² median across 14 EPCs).