1 The Cliff, Hartlepool, TS25 1AB

1 The Cliff is a five-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Hartlepool (TS25 1AB). It has a recorded floor area of 476 m² (around 5124 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (August 2014) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in July 2013 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and lighting dropped from Very Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from August 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include notable views and a basement.

Across 2019–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 116.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £468,000 is 11.7% below the 2021 sale of £530,000, an unusual pattern given regional price growth and worth checking against the EPC condition. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£103/sq ft) was about 76.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 476 m² the property is well over the postcode median (318 m² across 6 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Most recent transfer: March 2021 at £530,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.