23 Church Street, Coundon, Bishop Auckland, DL14 8PJ

23 Church Street is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Coundon, Bishop Auckland, Bishop Auckland (DL14 8PJ). It has a recorded floor area of 91 m² (around 980 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (March 2015) shows an E (score 43), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since March 2009. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Average; while roof efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from March 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since August 2007 — that's 19 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Across 2000–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 37% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £107,000 sits 64.6% above the 2007 sale of £65,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£66/sq ft) was about 63% above the typical sold price in the postcode.