15 Birkdale Gardens, Durham, DH1 2UJ
About 15 Birkdale Gardens
15 Birkdale Gardens is a four-bedroom detached house in Durham (DH1 2UJ). It has a recorded floor area of 127 m² (around 1367 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (June 2016) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77). Other recorded features include a conservatory. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history. The home occupies a corner plot.
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2007. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 127 m² it's 26.7% larger than the typical home in the postcode (100 m² median across 32 EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £361,000 is 38.8% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£190/sq ft) was about 35.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sold in January 2017, so it's been off the market for around 9 years.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- Corner plotYes
Building
- Previously extendedYes
- RefurbishedYes
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Energy performance
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 27 Jun 2026
EPC Rating
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Planning history
Council records include a two-storey side extension at 15 Birkdale Gardens.
1 application on record at 15 Birkdale Gardens, Durham, DH1 2UJ
- Jan 2007ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Two storey · Side of property
Erection of second storey pitched roof extension to side of existing dwellinghouse
- Documents
- 12 docs on file
- Reference
- 4/06/01125/FPA
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Sales history & valuation
15 Birkdale Gardens valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£361,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£260,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
30 January 2017Most recent
£260,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in DH1 2UJ: £191,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in DH1 2UJ
Versus other Birkdale Gardens homes
15 Birkdale Gardens is notably below the street on co₂ emissions.
Price per m²
£2,047
Street avg £1,731
Floor Area
127 m²
Street avg 102 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.8 t/year
Street avg 4.0 t/year
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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






