43 Donvale Road, Washington, NE37 1DQ

43 Donvale Road is a two-bedroom detached house in Washington (NE37 1DQ). It has a recorded floor area of 55 m² (around 592 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (March 2016) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since October 2013. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good; while lighting dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 72), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from March 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. At 55 m² this is the 3rd smallest of 15 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 51–100 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to C across 15 units on file.

At 55 m² it's 29.5% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (78 m² median across 14 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 1999–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £103,000 sits 57.3% above the 2017 sale of £65,500. On the market in August 2017 and unlisted since — roughly 9 years.