23 Derwent Street, Hartlepool, TS26 8BQ

23 Derwent Street is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Hartlepool (TS26 8BQ). It has a recorded floor area of 49 m² (around 527 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (December 2025) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. When first surveyed in September 2014 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 84).

Held since May 2001 — that's 25 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £101,000 sits 445.9% above the 2001 sale of £18,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£35/sq ft) was about 53.7% below the postcode norm. At 49 m² it's 15.5% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (58 m² median across 11 EPCs).