20 Lawson Terrace, Durham, DH1 4EW
About 20 Lawson Terrace
20 Lawson Terrace is a mid-terrace house in Durham (DH1 4EW). It has a recorded floor area of 100 m² (around 1076 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (August 2021) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since June 2011. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump.
One planning record on file: a loft conversion approved in 2019. Past consents include a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2011–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£269/sq ft) was about 61.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold September 2021 for £290,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
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Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water efficiency improved
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Planning history
1 application on record at 20 Lawson Terrace, Durham, DH1 4EW
- Jun 2019Loft ConversionFullOutcome in report
Loft Conversion
- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- DM/19/01280/FPA
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Sales history & valuation
20 Lawson Terrace saw 3 transfers in just over a decade — high turnover for the postcode.
£269,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.5% per year over 10 years.
£290,000
Growth on file: 6.5% per year over 10 years.
Sales timeline
23 September 2021Most recent
£290,000
+61.1%over 3 years28 March 2018
£180,000
+16.1%over 6 years29 September 2011
£155,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in DH1 4EW: £252,222 (2021–2015).
Versus other Lawson Terrace homes
Years Held for 20 Lawson Terrace lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,900
Street avg £20,756
Floor Area
100 m²
Street avg 89 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.8 t/year
Street avg 4.3 t/year
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Crime
6/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Crossgate Peth - Bottom — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
St Margaret's Church of England Primary School. 19 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.9dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.6dB