3 Alderlea Close, Durham, DH1 1DS
About 3 Alderlea Close
3 Alderlea Close is a detached house in Durham (DH1 1DS). It has a recorded floor area of 92 m² (around 990 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (March 2013) shows an E (score 41), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from March 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 92 m² it's 27.1% larger than the typical home in the postcode (72 m² median across 8 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 88% of similar EPCs). Across 2013–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.6% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£268/sq ft) was about 68.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: July 2022 at £265,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Energy performance
3 Alderlea Close'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 13 Mar 2023
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Planning history
3 Alderlea Close has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
72 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 3 Alderlea Close was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£254,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 9.6% per year over 9 years.
£265,000
Growth on file: 9.6% per year over 9 years.
Sales timeline
7 July 2022Most recent
£265,000
+120.8%over 8 years6 November 2013
£120,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in DH1 1DS: £189,950 (2025–2017).
Versus other Alderlea Close homes
On epc rating, 3 Alderlea Close runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,880
Street avg £1,832
Floor Area
92 m²
Street avg 81 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.3 t/year
Street avg 3.3 t/year
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Crime
6/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Willowtree Avenue — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Durham Gilesgate Primary School. 19 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.1dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.3dB