Flat 1, 77 Stanhope Road South, Darlington, DL3 7SF

Flat 1 is a mid-terrace house in Darlington (DL3 7SF). It has a recorded floor area of 99 m² (around 1066 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. At 99 m² this is the 5th smallest of 6 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 40–132 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to B, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (54 versus a best of 82). The latest certificate (April 2015) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from April 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Last sold in December 2016, so it's been off the market for around 9 years. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. One planning record on file: a basement excavation approved in 2005. Past consents include a basement excavation, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 99 m² it's 20.2% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (124 m² median across 33 EPCs). Across 1999–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.9% per year.