The Old School House, Front Street, Bishop Middleham, Ferryhill, DL17 9AJ

The Old School House is a six-bedroom semi-detached house in Bishop Middleham, Ferryhill, Ferryhill (DL17 9AJ). It has a recorded floor area of 289 m² (around 3111 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (September 2015) shows an F (score 31), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The rating has held steady at F across 2 certificates since December 2010. Between certificates, roof efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from September 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 289 m² the property is well over the postcode median (86 m² across 8 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 88% of similar EPCs). Across 2001–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £334,000 is 28.5% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£84/sq ft) was about 28.4% below the postcode norm. 11 years since the last transfer (August 2015). 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused.