3a, Allergate Terrace, Durham, DH1 4ES
About 3a
3a is a mid-terrace house in Durham (DH1 4ES). It has a recorded floor area of 50 m² (around 538 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. At 50 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (50–177 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to D, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (June 2020) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since January 2009. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and main heating went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 2-band jump.
At 50 m² it sits well below the postcode median (166 m² across 5 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 80% of similar EPCs).
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Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919 and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
3a has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
53 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
3a has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£185,000
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 4 sales in DH1 4ES: £364,250 (2020–2003).
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Crime
6/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Bus Station Setdown Stand Z — bus station.
Closest school
0.5 km
St Margaret's Church of England Primary School. 17 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.8dB