8 Alpine Terrace, Evenwood, Bishop Auckland, DL14 9QT

8 Alpine Terrace is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Evenwood, Bishop Auckland, Bishop Auckland (DL14 9QT). It has a recorded floor area of 88 m² (around 947 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (August 2024) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in July 2012 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Average, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 2-band jump.

Untraded for 17 years, with the last transfer in February 2009. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. At 88 m² the property is well over the postcode median (66 m² across 15 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2003–2009, sale prices on this property compounded at 15% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £125,000 is 19% above the 2009 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£111/sq ft) was about 84.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode.