5 Laburnum Road, West Cornforth, Ferryhill, DL17 9NH

5 Laburnum Road is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in West Cornforth, Ferryhill, Ferryhill (DL17 9NH). It has a recorded floor area of 39 m² (around 418 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (July 2010) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since August 2009. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76). The latest certificate is from July 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a conservatory.

It hasn't traded since December 2010, a hold of 15 years that's notably long for the area. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 2003–2010, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £113,000 sits 94.8% above the 2010 sale of £58,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£139/sq ft) was about 129.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2003. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 39 m² it's 17.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (47 m² median across 10 EPCs). 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count.