5 Deacon Gardens, Seaton Carew, Hartlepool, TS25 1UU

5 Deacon Gardens is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Seaton Carew, Hartlepool, Hartlepool (TS25 1UU). It has a recorded floor area of 59 m² (around 635 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (August 2018) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.

It hasn't traded since December 2009, a hold of 16 years that's notably long for the area. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. At 59 m² it sits well below the postcode median (87 m² across 13 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1998–2009, sale prices on this property compounded at 9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £143,000 is 24.3% above the 2009 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£181/sq ft) was about 105% above the typical sold price in the postcode.