21 Albert Street, Chilton, Ferryhill, DL17 0QA

21 Albert Street is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Chilton, Ferryhill, Ferryhill (DL17 0QA). It has a recorded floor area of 75 m² (around 807 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (August 2014) shows an F (score 30), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The rating has held steady at F across 3 certificates since February 2009. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Poor to Average; while roof efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from August 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since June 2010 — that's 16 years off the open market, well above the local norm. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2004–2010, sale prices on this property compounded at -2.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £103,000 sits 154.3% above the 2010 sale of £40,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£50/sq ft) was about 29.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode.