1 St Margarets Garth, Durham, DH1 4DS
About 1 St Margarets Garth
1 St Margarets Garth is an end-of-terrace house in Durham (DH1 4DS). It has a recorded floor area of 208 m² (around 2239 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (March 2025) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since March 2015. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Good to Very Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump.
Held since November 1999 — that's 27 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 208 m² the property is well over the postcode median (95 m² across 39 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £490,000 sits 315.3% above the 1999 sale of £118,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£53/sq ft) was about 63.5% below the postcode norm. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2012.
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Energy performance
1 St Margarets Garth's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 8 March 2035
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
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Planning history
1 application on record at 1 St Margarets Garth, Durham, DH1 4DS
- Dec 2012Tree WorksTreesOutcome in report
Section 211 notice to prune 1 no. lime tree, fell 1 no. birch tree and fell self sown tree group
- Reference
- 4/12/00967/TCA
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Sales history & valuation
1 St Margarets Garth's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1999).
£490,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£118,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
8 November 1999Most recent
£118,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in DH1 4DS: £266,500 (2024–2014).
Nearby sales in DH1 4DS
Versus other St Margarets Garth homes
1 St Margarets Garth is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£567
Street avg £2,279
Floor Area
208 m²
Street avg 110 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.3 t/year
Street avg 5.6 t/year
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Crime
509/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Crossgate Peth - Bottom — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
St Margaret's Church of England Primary School. 18 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.6dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.4dB