23 Commercial Street, Ferryhill, DL17 0DF

23 Commercial Street is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Ferryhill (DL17 0DF). It has a recorded floor area of 87 m² (around 936 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (March 2021) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in June 2011 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump. Period features are noted in the property record.

It hasn't traded since December 1996, a hold of 29 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £110,000 sits 401.1% above the 1996 sale of £21,950. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£23/sq ft) was about 23.9% below the postcode norm. At 87 m² it's 17.9% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (106 m² median across 19 EPCs).