7 Briarhill Gardens, Hartlepool, TS26 0JW

7 Briarhill Gardens is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Hartlepool (TS26 0JW). It has a recorded floor area of 75 m² (around 807 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (February 2014) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in October 2013 the rating was G, the property has climbed 3 bands since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and main heating went from Very Poor to Good; while lighting dropped from Very Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from February 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 75 m² it sits well below the postcode median (116 m² across 4 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2002. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2013–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £172,000 is 16.6% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£183/sq ft) was about 197.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 10 years since the last transfer (June 2016).