5 Albert Street, Durham, DH1 4RL
About 5 Albert Street
5 Albert Street is a five-bedroom mid-terrace house in Durham (DH1 4RL). It has a recorded floor area of 204 m² (around 2196 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (April 2015) shows an F (score 24), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from April 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a self-contained annexe. Period features are noted in the property record.
At 204 m² it's 16.6% larger than the typical home in the postcode (175 m² median across 25 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £697,000 is 25.4% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£253/sq ft) was about 42.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 11 years since the last transfer (August 2015). 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
Building
- Period featuresYes
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Energy performance
5 Albert Street sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 16 Apr 2025
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Expired on 16 April 2025
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Planning history
2 applications on record at 5 Albert Street, Durham, DH1 4RL
- Mar 2016Tree WorksTreesOutcome in report
Fell 1no. conifer tree and replace with 1no. fruit tree
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- DM/16/00227/TCA
- More recent applications — locked
- RenovationAug 2024Decision
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Sales history & valuation
5 Albert Street valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£697,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 0.3% per year over 10 years.
£556,000
Growth on file: 0.3% per year over 10 years.
Sales timeline
11 August 2015Most recent
£556,000
+3.0%over 9 years10 November 2005
£540,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in DH1 4RL: £540,000 (2026–2022).
Nearby sales in DH1 4RL
Versus other Albert Street homes
5 Albert Street is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£2,725
Street avg £2,070
Floor Area
204 m²
Street avg 201 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 8 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
19.0 t/year
Street avg 9.2 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
509/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Wharton Park — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
St Leonard's Catholic School, Durham. 19 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

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51.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.1dB






