3 St Margarets Garth, Durham, DH1 4DS
About 3 St Margarets Garth
3 St Margarets Garth is a mid-terrace house in Durham (DH1 4DS). It has a recorded floor area of 151 m² (around 1625 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (October 2018) shows a C (score 76), near the top of the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 86).
At 151 m² the property is well over the postcode median (95 m² across 34 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 74% of similar EPCs). Across 2004–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 1.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £414,000 sits 55.3% above the 2014 sale of £266,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£164/sq ft) was about 33.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include a loft conversion, a garage conversion and new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last changed hands 11 years ago, in December 2014.
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Planning history
3 applications on record at 3 St Margarets Garth, Durham, DH1 4DS
- Apr 2010Loft ConversionFullOutcome in report
Loft conversion involving erection of pitched roof dormer and 1 no. roof light to front elevation and 2 no. roof lights to rear elevation, conversion of garage to form habitable room with french doors and external alterations involving replacement window and rear door
ExtensionGarage ConversionNew Windows- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- 4/10/00096/FPA
- More recent applications — locked
- Loft ConversionSept 2015Decision
- Loft ConversionJun 2010Decision
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Sales history & valuation
3 St Margarets Garth's sale-price growth has lagged the wider UK trajectory across its history on file.
£414,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 1.1% per year over 10 years.
£266,500
Growth on file: 1.1% per year over 10 years.
Sales timeline
22 December 2014Most recent
£266,500
-3.1%over 4 years15 April 2010
£275,000
+15.8%over 5 years26 August 2004
£237,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in DH1 4DS: £336,000 (2024–2006).
Nearby sales in DH1 4DS
Versus other St Margarets Garth homes
On epc rating, 3 St Margarets Garth stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£1,765
Street avg £2,085
Floor Area
151 m²
Street avg 112 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.9 t/year
Street avg 5.8 t/year
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Crime
6/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






