What type of property is 8 Bright Street, TS26 8JY?

8 Bright Street, TS26 8JY is a 2-bedroom mid-terrace house.

What was the last sold price for 8 Bright Street, TS26 8JY?

8 Bright Street, TS26 8JY last sold for £68,000 in June 2009, around 17 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £16,500 in December 1998. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 8 Bright Street, TS26 8JY?

Across 3 sales between December 1998 and June 2009, 8 Bright Street, TS26 8JY rose from £16,500 to £68,000, a change of £51,500. That works out to roughly +14.5% per year compounded over 10 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 8 Bright Street, TS26 8JY have?

The current EPC rating for 8 Bright Street, TS26 8JY is D with a score of 55 out of 100, lodged in June 2023. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 8 Bright Street, TS26 8JY?

8 Bright Street, TS26 8JY has a recorded floor area of 79 m² (850 sq ft), around 40 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 11% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in TS26 8JY. Source: EPC Register.

How is 8 Bright Street, TS26 8JY heated?

The latest EPC at 8 Bright Street, TS26 8JY records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 8 Bright Street, TS26 8JY?

8 Bright Street, TS26 8JY is in council tax band A. That sits at the lower end of the A-H ladder, typically reflecting smaller floor areas or lower 1991 valuations.

Where is 8 Bright Street, TS26 8JY located?

8 Bright Street, TS26 8JY sits in Hartlepool. It falls within the TS26 postcode district.

How safe is the area around 8 Bright Street, TS26 8JY?

Police records around 8 Bright Street, TS26 8JY show an average of 5 reported crimes per month over the last 6 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 30% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 8 Bright Street, TS26 8JY?

The closest primary school to 8 Bright Street, TS26 8JY is Lynnfield Primary School (492m), one of 21 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Hartlepool College of Further Education (1.1km), with 5 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 8 Bright Street, TS26 8JY?

The closest bus stop to 8 Bright Street, TS26 8JY is Cobden Street, 89m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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8 Bright Street, Hartlepool, TS26 8JY

3 sales on record

Property type

Mid terrace

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

79 m²

850 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 55

Council tax

Band A

Tenure

Freehold

Overview

About 8 Bright Street

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

8 Bright Street is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Hartlepool (TS26 8JY). It has a recorded floor area of 79 m² (around 850 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (June 2023) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since December 2008. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and main heating dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump.

Untraded for 17 years, with the last transfer in June 2009. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. Across 1998–2009, sale prices on this property compounded at 14.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £100,000 is 47.1% above the 2009 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£80/sq ft) was about 43.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

Bedrooms2
Bathrooms1

Building

TenureFreehold
Heating systemGas

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Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

Current Certificate(1 of 2)

Jun 2023

EPC Rating

D55

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

4.8 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Jun 2023from Dec 2008

Hot Water

Very GoodGood

Hot water efficiency decreased

Windows

AverageGood

Window efficiency improved

Low Energy Lighting

18%100%

More low energy lighting installed

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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraMid-Terrace HouseFreeholdEPC DPre-1919 buildExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)Solid (non-cavity) walls

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 8 Bright Street, Hartlepool, TS26 8JY, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

8 Bright Street has no planning applications on record.

But the area is active

13 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

8 Bright Street has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1998.

Current estimate

£100,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 14.5% per year over 10 years.

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Last sold (2009)

£68,000

Growth on file: 14.5% per year over 10 years.

Sales timeline

11 June 2009Most recent
£68,000
+4.6%over 2 years
15 June 2006
£65,000
+293.9%over 7 years
16 December 1998
£16,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in TS26 8JY: £41,000 (2025–2025).

Nearby sales in TS26 8JY

On the street

Versus other Bright Street homes

Four headline reads against 23 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

8 Bright Street is notably below the street on epc rating.

Price per m²

£861

Street avg £782

On par

Floor Area

79 m²

Street avg 74 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

4.8 t/year

Street avg 3.8 t/year

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Hartlepool district page.

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Crime

5/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Cobden Street — bus stop.

Closest school

0.5 km

Lynnfield Primary School. 26 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around TS26 8JY from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

52.3dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for TS26 8JY

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

40.1dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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FAQ

Common questions

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