18, Close House, Bishop Auckland, DL14 8RR

18 is an end-of-terrace house in Close House, Bishop Auckland, Bishop Auckland (DL14 8RR). It has a recorded floor area of 82 m² (around 883 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (September 2022) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in February 2010 the rating was G, the property has climbed 3 bands since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 2-band jump.

Across 2011–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at -11.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £110,000 sits 243.8% above the 2016 sale of £32,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£36/sq ft) was about 22.1% below the postcode norm. At 82 m² it's 22.4% larger than the typical home in the postcode (67 m² median across 18 EPCs). On the market in July 2016 and unlisted since — roughly 10 years.