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3 Brookdale, Durham, DH1 2AY

EPC B5 sales on record
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
3
Bathroom
1
Floor area
91 m²
980 sq ft
Energy rating
B
Score 82
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 3 Brookdale

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

3 Brookdale is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Durham (DH1 2AY). It has a recorded floor area of 91 m² (around 980 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (November 2016) returns a B (score 82), comfortably above the UK average. When first surveyed in January 2013 the rating was D, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average.

At 91 m² it's 16.5% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (109 m² median across 7 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Last sale on file: £178,000 in July 2019. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 2003–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £230,000 is 29.2% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£182/sq ft) was about 27.1% 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

  • Bedrooms3
  • Bathrooms1
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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

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

3 Brookdale ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.

Current Certificate(1 of 3)
Nov 2016

EPC Rating

A
B
B82
C
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
2.3 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Mar 2015from Jan 2013
Heating Controls
Prog + StatFull

Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management

Low Energy Lighting
32%12%

Low energy lighting percentage decreased

Nov 2016from Mar 2015
EPC improved fromD55toB82
Wall Insulation
UninsulatedInsulated Cavity

Cavity wall insulation installed

Roof Insulation
PartialInsulated

Roof insulation improved

Low Energy Lighting
12%73%

More low energy lighting installed

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 3 Brookdale, Durham, DH1 2AY, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

3 Brookdale has no planning applications on record.

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But the area is active

35 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.

3 Brookdale has changed hands more often than typical for the area.

Current estimate

£230,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.1% per year over 16 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2019)

£178,000

Growth on file: 2.1% per year over 16 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 25 July 2019Most recent

    £178,000

    +7.9%over 2 years
  2. 12 January 2017

    £164,950

    +16.2%over 3 years
  3. 29 November 2013

    £142,000

    -4.1%over 7 years
  4. 30 March 2006

    £148,000

    +16.5%over 2 years
  5. 25 August 2003

    £127,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in DH1 2AY: £183,500 (2022–2015).

On the street

Versus other Brookdale homes

Four headline reads against 7 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

3 Brookdale outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£1,956

Street avg £1,890

Above

Floor Area

91 m²

Street avg 105 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

2.3 t/year

Street avg 4.9 t/year

Strongly above
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 3 Brookdale

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Signs of HMO activity in the areaLarger development activity nearby

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One time fee only - money back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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

Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.

Crime

6/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.2 km

Thorndale Road — bus stop.

Closest school

0.3 km

St Thomas More Primary School, Belmont. 11 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around DH1 2AY from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for DH1 2AY

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

47.1dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for DH1 2AY

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.6dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 3 Brookdale, Durham, DH1 2AY. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.