12 Whitwell Acres, High Shincliffe, Durham, DH1 2PX
About 12 Whitwell Acres
12 Whitwell Acres is a three-bedroom detached house in High Shincliffe, Durham, Durham (DH1 2PX). It has a recorded floor area of 94 m² (around 1012 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (April 2015) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from April 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy. The home occupies a corner plot.
At 94 m² it sits well below the postcode median (136 m² across 13 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2015. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £296,000 is 37.7% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£212/sq ft) was about 53.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 11 years since the last transfer (July 2015).
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- CloakroomYes
Outside
- GarageYes
- Corner plotYes
Building
- Extension potentialPossible
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Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 21 Apr 2025
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Planning history
1 application on record at 12 Whitwell Acres, High Shincliffe, Durham, DH1 2PX
- Oct 2015ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Part single, part two storey · Side and rear of property
Erection of first-floor extension above garage at side of dwelling, part two-storey/part single-storey extension to rear and single-storey extension to front.
- Documents
- 20 docs on file
- Reference
- DM/15/02630/FPA
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Sales history & valuation
£296,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£215,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
22 July 2015Most recent
£215,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in DH1 2PX: £352,000 (2024–2022).
Nearby sales in DH1 2PX
20 Whitwell Acres, High Shincliffe, Durham, DH1 2PX
Sold Nov 2024
£500,00024 Whitwell Acres, High Shincliffe, Durham, DH1 2PX
Sold Jun 2023
£550,00032 Whitwell Acres, High Shincliffe, Durham, DH1 2PX
Sold Feb 2023
£280,00025 Whitwell Acres, High Shincliffe, Durham, DH1 2PX
Sold Aug 2022
£352,00022 Whitwell Acres, High Shincliffe, Durham, DH1 2PX
Sold Apr 2022
£350,000
Versus other Whitwell Acres homes
Floor Area for 12 Whitwell Acres lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,287
Street avg £1,996
Floor Area
94 m²
Street avg 148 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.5 t/year
Street avg 6.0 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
6/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
The Avenue — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Shincliffe CofE (Controlled) Primary School. 3 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.6dB

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