27 Strawberry Apartments, Lady Mantle Close, Hartlepool, TS26 0RP

27 Strawberry Apartments is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Hartlepool (TS26 0RP). It has a recorded floor area of 78 m² (around 840 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band B. At 78 m² this is the largest unit on EPC record across the building (48–78 m²). The building's EPC ratings span C to B, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (October 2023) shows a C (score 80), near the top of the C band. Earlier certificates rated it B (November 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and lighting dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 81).

Held since December 2006 — that's 20 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 78 m² the property is well over the postcode median (56 m² across 25 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£129/sq ft) was about 22.5% below the postcode norm.