8 Albert Street, Durham, DH1 4RL
About 8 Albert Street
8 Albert Street is a four-bedroom mid-terrace house in Durham (DH1 4RL). It has a recorded floor area of 217 m² (around 2336 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (March 2018) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since March 2009. Between certificates, roof efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and lighting dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76). Other recorded features include a self-contained annexe. Period features are noted in the property record.
Sold March 2019 for £560,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2022. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 217 m² it's 29.9% larger than the typical home in the postcode (167 m² median across 23 EPCs). Across 1995–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £650,000 is 16.1% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£240/sq ft) was about 26% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms3
- Open-plan layoutYes
- EnsuiteYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
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Energy performance
8 Albert Street's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
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Planning history
1 application on record at 8 Albert Street, Durham, DH1 4RL
- May 2022ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Rear of property
Alterations to Fenestration at Lower Ground Level and Single-Storey Rear Extension
- Documents
- 14 docs on file
- Reference
- DM/22/00932/FPA
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Sales history & valuation
8 Albert Street has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1995.
£650,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.1% per year over 23 years.
£560,000
Growth on file: 5.1% per year over 23 years.
Sales timeline
29 March 2019Most recent
£560,000
+36.6%over 11 years4 September 2007
£410,000
+73.0%over 7 years9 September 1999
£237,000
+33.9%over 3 years29 November 1995
£177,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in DH1 4RL: £480,000 (2025–2020).
Nearby sales in DH1 4RL
Versus other Albert Street homes
Price per m² for 8 Albert Street runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,581
Street avg £2,037
Floor Area
217 m²
Street avg 201 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 8 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
9.4 t/year
Street avg 10.4 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
6/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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.1dB






