23 Dorchester Drive, Hartlepool, TS24 9QY

23 Dorchester Drive is a semi-detached house in Hartlepool (TS24 9QY). It has a recorded floor area of 139 m² (around 1496 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (July 2014) shows a C (score 70). When first surveyed in May 2014 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Good, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and lighting went from Very Poor to Good. The latest certificate is from July 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since May 1996 — that's 30 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 139 m² the property is well over the postcode median (92 m² across 18 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £188,000 sits 265% above the 1996 sale of £51,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£34/sq ft) was about 74.5% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2006. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.