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1 Byers Garth Farm Cottages, Sherburn House, Durham, DH1 2SN

Estimated value

£445,000

  • Since the 2001 sale (£97,500)+356%
  • Against DH1 2SN's recent median (£350,000)+27%

Newest record on this page: March 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.

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Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
3
Floor area
214 m²
2301 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 50
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Valuation

About this valuation

How the figure is worked out and what it's based on. If you know this home, you can tell other visitors what you think it's worth.

Our estimate

£445,000

  • Against its 2001 sale (£97,500)+356%
  • Against DH1 2SN's recent median (£350,000)+27%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for 1 Byers Garth Farm Cottages is modelled from its 214 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in DH1 2SN. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.

What it's based on

  • Floor area

    214 m² from the EPC lodged in February 2009

  • Sales of this home

    1 sale recorded, the latest in 2001

  • Recent sales in DH1 2SN

    5 sales, median £350,000 (2025–2016)

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DataThis pageFull report
SalesLatest sale shown: March 2025Latest available records, read when you order
ValuationEstimate from the last refreshAnalysed against comparable sales
PlanningNone on this homeFull history, plus nearby schemes
Flood riskNot shownIncluded
Price

Sales history & valuation

Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Latest sale on 1 Byers Garth Farm Cottages was the lowest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Sales timeline

  1. 27 September 2001Most recent

    £97,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in DH1 2SN: £350,000 (2025–2016).

Risks

What this page doesn't show

2 potential issues have already been flagged for 1 Byers Garth Farm Cottages, Sherburn House, Durham, DH1 2SN. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
  • Signs of HMO activity in the areaIn report
  • Larger development activity nearbyIn report
  • Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
  • Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
  • Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report

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Overview

About 1 Byers Garth Farm Cottages

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

1 Byers Garth Farm Cottages is a three-bedroom detached house in Sherburn House, Durham, Durham (DH1 2SN). It has a recorded floor area of 214 m² (around 2301 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. The latest certificate (February 2009) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 67). The latest certificate is from February 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Untraded for 25 years, with the last transfer in September 2001. At 214 m² the property is well over the postcode median (131 m² across 7 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 86% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £445,000 sits 356.4% above the 2001 sale of £97,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£42/sq ft) was about 79.6% below the postcode norm.

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
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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.

1 Byers Garth Farm Cottages'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 11 Feb 2019

Current Certificate
Feb 2009

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E50
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
11.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Expired on 11 February 2019

New assessment needed to sell or let
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 1 Byers Garth Farm Cottages, Sherburn House, Durham, DH1 2SN, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 Byers Garth Farm Cottages 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.

On the street

Versus the street

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

Price per m² for 1 Byers Garth Farm Cottages lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£456

Street avg £2,301

Strongly below

Floor Area

214 m²

Street avg 194 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

9 rooms

Street avg 7 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

11.0 t/year

Street avg 6.6 t/year

Below
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.
Full Durham report

Crime

509/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.0 km

Cottages - West — bus stop.

Closest school

1.7 km

Sherburn Primary School. 6 schools nearby.

Nearest schools

  • Sherburn Primary SchoolPrimary1.7km
  • Shincliffe CofE (Controlled) Primary SchoolPrimary2.3km
  • St Thomas More Primary School, BelmontPrimary2.5km
  • Belmont Community SchoolSecondary2.7km

Nearest stops

  • Cottages - WestBus stop39m
  • Mill LaneBus stop150m
  • Chapman BridgeBus stop869m
  • Care homeBus stop1.1km

Most reported crime locally

  • Violence & Sexual Offences2,075 reports31%
  • Anti-social Behaviour1,217 reports18%
  • Shoplifting1,093 reports17%
  • Public Order552 reports8%

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 2SN from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for DH1 2SN

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

51.0dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for DH1 2SN

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

42.6dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Victorian-eraDetached HouseEPC EPre-1919 build

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
Valuation method in detail
How the estimate is made
The estimate for 1 Byers Garth Farm Cottages is modelled from its 214 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in DH1 2SN. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
Where sold prices come from
Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 1 sale is recorded for 1 Byers Garth Farm Cottages. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
Reading the EPC
Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for 1 Byers Garth Farm Cottages was lodged in February 2009 at band E and expired in February 2019, so a new one is needed to sell or let. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
Planning records
Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. None is matched to 1 Byers Garth Farm Cottages. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
Area figures
Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 13 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 6 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from DH1 2SN, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
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