9 Curlew Close, Faverdale, Darlington, DL3 0EQ

9 Curlew Close is a detached house in Faverdale, Darlington, Darlington (DL3 0EQ). It has a recorded floor area of 107 m² (around 1152 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (February 2014) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (December 2013); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from February 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

It hasn't traded since November 2001, a hold of 25 years that's notably long for the area. At 107 m² the property is well over the postcode median (81 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). Today's modelled estimate of £214,000 sits 187.2% above the 2001 sale of £74,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£65/sq ft) was about 35.1% below the postcode norm.