3 Helmsley Drive, Coundon, Bishop Auckland, DL14 8NX

3 Helmsley Drive is a detached house in Coundon, Bishop Auckland, Bishop Auckland (DL14 8NX). It has a recorded floor area of 105 m² (around 1130 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (March 2014) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since February 2014. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from March 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

It hasn't traded since November 2005, a hold of 21 years that's notably long for the area. At 105 m² the property is well over the postcode median (76 m² across 18 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2008. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £189,000 is 32.2% above the 2005 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£127/sq ft) was about 17.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode.