31 Valley Drive, Hartlepool, TS26 0AL

31 Valley Drive is a two-bedroom detached house in Hartlepool (TS26 0AL). It has a recorded floor area of 103 m² (around 1109 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (June 2014) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since July 2013. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average and lighting dropped from Very Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79). The latest certificate is from June 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.

At 103 m² it sits well below the postcode median (172 m² across 13 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2008. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2007–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 1.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £307,000 is 26.3% above the 2014 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£219/sq ft) was about 60.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in March 2014 and unlisted since — roughly 12 years.