4 Highland Farm Cottages, Bishop Middleham, Ferryhill, DL17 9DP

4 Highland Farm Cottages is a semi-detached house in Bishop Middleham, Ferryhill, Ferryhill (DL17 9DP). It has a recorded floor area of 200 m² (around 2153 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (November 2014) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 3 certificates since July 2009. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 73), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from November 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Across 2012–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £389,000 is 38.3% below the 2022 sale of £630,000, running counter to the wider postcode trend, which makes the EPC and condition history especially worth a look. 4 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last sale on file: £630,000 in April 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.