1 Birkdale Gardens, Durham, DH1 2UJ
About 1 Birkdale Gardens
1 Birkdale Gardens is a semi-detached house in Durham (DH1 2UJ). It has a recorded floor area of 75 m² (around 803 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (June 2009) shows an E (score 53), 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 June 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 75 m² it's 27.5% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (103 m² median across 32 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement.
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Energy performance
1 Birkdale Gardens sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 07 Jun 2019
EPC Rating
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Planning history
1 Birkdale Gardens has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
35 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
1 Birkdale Gardens has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£192,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in DH1 2UJ: £191,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in DH1 2UJ
Versus other Birkdale Gardens homes
On epc rating, 1 Birkdale Gardens runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
53 (E)
Street avg 67 (D)
Floor Area
75 m²
Street avg 104 m²
CO₂ Emissions
5.0 t/year
Street avg 4.1 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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
Devonshire Road - east — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
St Thomas More Primary School, Belmont. 10 schools nearby.
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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.8dB