23 Elm Grove, Hartlepool, TS26 8LZ
About 23 Elm Grove
23 Elm Grove is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Hartlepool (TS26 8LZ). It has a recorded floor area of 125 m² (around 1345 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (January 2015) shows an E (score 41), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since August 2010. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor; while wall efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and lighting dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from January 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Period features are noted in the property record.
At 125 m² it sits well below the postcode median (189 m² across 14 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 2004–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 0.8% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£218/sq ft) was about 66.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £293,000 in April 2024.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
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Energy performance
23 Elm Grove's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 27 Jan 2025
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls changed
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
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Planning history
23 Elm Grove 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.
Sales history & valuation
23 Elm Grove's sale-price growth has lagged the wider UK trajectory across its history on file.
£307,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 0.8% per year over 20 years.
£293,000
Growth on file: 0.8% per year over 20 years.
Sales timeline
25 April 2024Most recent
£293,000
+24.7%over 9 years30 June 2014
£235,000
-6.0%over 10 years15 April 2004
£249,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in TS26 8LZ: £279,950 (2025–2022).
Versus other Elm Grove homes
23 Elm Grove outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,344
Street avg £1,349
Floor Area
125 m²
Street avg 198 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 8 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
9.9 t/year
Street avg 11.7 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
5/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Granville Place — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Hartlepool. 24 schools nearby.
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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.7dB