What type of property is 37 Birkdale Gardens, DH1 2UJ?

37 Birkdale Gardens, DH1 2UJ is a 4-bedroom detached house, on a corner plot and which has been extended.

What was the last sold price for 37 Birkdale Gardens, DH1 2UJ?

37 Birkdale Gardens, DH1 2UJ last sold for £170,000 in April 2021, around 5 years ago. Before that, it sold for £197,000 in June 2006, so prices have been falling over 15 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has 37 Birkdale Gardens, DH1 2UJ appreciated in value?

Across 2 sales between June 2006 and April 2021, 37 Birkdale Gardens, DH1 2UJ fell from £197,000 to £170,000, a change of £27,000. That works out to roughly -1% per year compounded over 15 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 37 Birkdale Gardens, DH1 2UJ have?

The current EPC rating for 37 Birkdale Gardens, DH1 2UJ is C with a score of 70 out of 100, lodged in August 2013. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 37 Birkdale Gardens, DH1 2UJ?

37 Birkdale Gardens, DH1 2UJ has a recorded floor area of 144 m² (1,550 sq ft), around 36 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 43% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in DH1 2UJ. Source: EPC Register.

How is 37 Birkdale Gardens, DH1 2UJ heated?

The latest EPC at 37 Birkdale Gardens, DH1 2UJ records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Are there any planning records for 37 Birkdale Gardens, DH1 2UJ?

37 Birkdale Gardens, DH1 2UJ has council approval for single-storey rear extension granted in October 2009 under ref. 4/09/00596/FPA. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What council tax band is 37 Birkdale Gardens, DH1 2UJ?

37 Birkdale Gardens, DH1 2UJ is in council tax band D.

Where is 37 Birkdale Gardens, DH1 2UJ located?

37 Birkdale Gardens, DH1 2UJ sits in Durham. It falls within the DH1 postcode district.

What is crime like near 37 Birkdale Gardens, DH1 2UJ?

Police records around 37 Birkdale Gardens, DH1 2UJ show an average of 6 reported crimes per month over the last 7 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 46% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 37 Birkdale Gardens, DH1 2UJ?

The closest primary school to 37 Birkdale Gardens, DH1 2UJ is St Thomas More Primary School, Belmont (234m), one of 9 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Belmont Community School (507m).

How well connected is 37 Birkdale Gardens, DH1 2UJ?

The closest bus stop to 37 Birkdale Gardens, DH1 2UJ is Devonshire Road - east, 223m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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37 Birkdale Gardens, Durham, DH1 2UJ

1 planning record

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

144 m²

1550 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 70

Council tax

Band D

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 37 Birkdale Gardens

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

37 Birkdale Gardens is a four-bedroom detached house in Durham (DH1 2UJ). It has a recorded floor area of 144 m² (around 1550 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (August 2013) shows a C (score 70). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 85). The latest certificate is from August 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history. The home occupies a corner plot.

At 144 m² the property is well over the postcode median (100 m² across 32 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2006–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at -1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £278,000 sits 63.5% above the 2021 sale of £170,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£110/sq ft) was about 22.5% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2009. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last sale on file: £170,000 in April 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms4
Bathrooms2
Open-plan layoutYes

Outside

GarageDetached
Corner plotYes

Building

Previously extendedYes

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Energy

Energy performance

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

37 Birkdale Gardens's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 14 Aug 2023

EPC Rating

C70

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

4.7 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 37 Birkdale Gardens, Durham, DH1 2UJ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

37 Birkdale Gardens has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.

1 application on record at 37 Birkdale Gardens, Durham, DH1 2UJ

1decisions1extensions6documents35nearby

Oct 2009
ConservatoryFull
Outcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Erection of first floor extension above existing single storey rear extension providing additional sun room
Extension
Documents
6 docs on file
Reference
4/09/00596/FPA
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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

37 Birkdale Gardens's sale-price growth has lagged the wider UK trajectory across its history on file.

Current estimate

£278,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -1.0% per year over 15 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£170,000

Growth on file: -1.0% per year over 15 years.

Sales timeline

8 April 2021Most recent
£170,000
-13.7%over 14 years
29 June 2006
£197,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in DH1 2UJ: £191,000 (2025–2021).

Nearby sales in DH1 2UJ

On the street

Versus other Birkdale Gardens homes

Four headline reads against 32 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On floor area, 37 Birkdale Gardens stands well clear of the street.

Price per m²

£1,181

Street avg £1,764

Strongly below

Floor Area

144 m²

Street avg 102 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

4.7 t/year

Street avg 4.1 t/year

Below

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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Full Durham report

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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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

46.0dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for DH1 2UJ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

37.8dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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