1 Beech Wood, Castle Eden, Hartlepool, TS27 4FF

1 Beech Wood is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Castle Eden, Hartlepool, Hartlepool (TS27 4FF). It has a recorded floor area of 100 m² (around 1076 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (May 2022) returns a B (score 82), comfortably above the UK average. The rating has held steady at B across 2 certificates since May 2012. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. At 100 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 18 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 97–236 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to B, with this unit at the top. The property has solar panels on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal.

At 100 m² it sits well below the postcode median (157 m² across 17 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 82% of similar EPCs). Last sale on file: £129,500 in July 2023. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 2005–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at -2.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £154,000 is 18.9% above the 2023 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£120/sq ft) was about 16% below the postcode norm.