4 Flaxton Court, Hartlepool, TS26 9LN

4 Flaxton Court is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Hartlepool (TS26 9LN). It has a recorded floor area of 48 m² (around 517 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band A. At 48 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 9 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 28–67 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (July 2022) shows a C (score 74). The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since August 2010. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and main heating dropped from Very Good to Good.

Held since May 2008 — that's 18 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Across 1999–2008, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £97,000 is 29.4% above the 2008 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£145/sq ft) was about 74% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 48 m² it's 16.5% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (58 m² median across 8 EPCs). 2 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count.