12 Broken Banks, Bishop Auckland, DL14 7QN

12 Broken Banks is a three-bedroom detached house in Bishop Auckland (DL14 7QN). It has a recorded floor area of 133 m² (around 1432 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (February 2015) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in January 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good, lighting went from Poor to Good and main heating went from Average to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from February 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include attached land beyond the plot. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.

At 133 m² the property is well over the postcode median (101 m² across 10 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£199/sq ft) was about 19.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £285,000 in December 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.