26 Fareham Close, Hartlepool, TS25 2QS

26 Fareham Close is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Hartlepool (TS25 2QS). It has a recorded floor area of 65 m² (around 700 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (September 2019) shows a C (score 70). When first surveyed in July 2009 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Poor to Average, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 87).

At 65 m² it sits well below the postcode median (93 m² across 17 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Most recent transfer: November 2021 at £149,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2005. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1997–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.3% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£213/sq ft) was about 54% above the typical sold price in the postcode.