Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
1 Bees Cottages, Bridge Street, Durham, DH1 4RT
3 sales on record1 planning record
Estimated value
£423,000
- Since the 2022 sale (£390,000)+8%
- Against DH1 4RT's recent median (£250,000)+69%
Newest record on this page: January 2024. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Property type
End terrace
Habitable rooms
6
From EPC
Floor area
90 m²
969 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 55
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Private Rental
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Our estimate
£423,000
- Against its 2022 sale (£390,000)+8%
- Against DH1 4RT's recent median (£250,000)+69%
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How the estimate is made
The estimate for 1 Bees Cottages is modelled from its 90 m² EPC floor area, its 3 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in DH1 4RT. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
What it's based on
Floor area
90 m² from the EPC lodged in December 2019
Sales of this home
3 sales recorded, the latest in 2022
Recent sales in DH1 4RT
5 sales, median £250,000 (2023–2008)
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| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: December 2023 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Estimate from the last refresh | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | 1 application | Full history, plus nearby schemes |
| Flood risk | Not shown | Included |
Sales history & valuation
Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1999.
Sales timeline
5 January 2022Most recent
£390,000
+35.7%over 17 years24 June 2004
£287,500
+130.0%over 4 years23 December 1999
£125,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in DH1 4RT: £250,000 (2023–2008).
What this page doesn't show
2 potential issues have already been flagged for 1 Bees Cottages, Bridge Street, Durham, DH1 4RT. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
- Signs of HMO activity in the areaIn report
- Larger development activity nearbyIn report
- Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
- Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
- Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report
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About 1 Bees Cottages
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
1 Bees Cottages is an end-of-terrace house in Durham (DH1 4RT). It has a recorded floor area of 90 m² (around 969 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (December 2019) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in November 2008 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump.
At 90 m² the property is well over the postcode median (50 m² across 13 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 1999–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.3% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£403/sq ft) was about 95.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £390,000 in January 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2024.
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Dec 2019
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D55
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
5.6 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
Certificate validity
Valid until 18 December 2029
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Dec 2019from Nov 2008
EPC improved fromE47toD55
Low Energy Lighting
50%100%
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 1 Bees Cottages, Bridge Street, Durham, DH1 4RT, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
1 application on record at 1 Bees Cottages, Bridge Street, Durham, DH1 4RT
1decisions5documents50nearby
- Jan 2024Tree WorksTreesOutcome in report
Fell 1.no tree due to damage caused to foundations
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- DM/23/03689/TCA
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Versus other Bridge Street homes
Four headline reads against 4 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On price per m², 1 Bees Cottages stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£4,333
Street avg £3,145
Floor Area
90 m²
Street avg 85 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.6 t/year
Street avg 3.3 t/year
The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Durham district page.
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
509/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Sutton Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
St Margaret's Church of England Primary School. 17 schools nearby.
Nearest schools
- St Margaret's Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary645m
- St Leonard's Catholic School, DurhamSecondary663m
- Durham Johnston Comprehensive SchoolSecondary783m
- Durham Sixth Form Centre16 plus785m
Nearest stops
- Sutton StreetBus stop58m
- Bus Station Setdown Stand ZBus station116m
- Bus Station set down Stand YBus stop139m
- Bus Station Stand ABus station154m
Most reported crime locally
- Violence & Sexual Offences2,075 reports31%
- Anti-social Behaviour1,217 reports18%
- Shoplifting1,093 reports17%
- Public Order552 reports8%
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around DH1 4RT from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.3dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Victorian-eraEnd-Terrace HouseEPC DPre-1919 build
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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
- How the estimate is made
- The estimate for 1 Bees Cottages is modelled from its 90 m² EPC floor area, its 3 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in DH1 4RT. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
- Where sold prices come from
- Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 3 sales are recorded for 1 Bees Cottages. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
- Reading the EPC
- Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for 1 Bees Cottages was lodged in December 2019 at band D and is valid until December 2029. 2 certificates are on record, which shows how the home has changed.
- Planning records
- Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 1 application is matched to 1 Bees Cottages. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
- Area figures
- Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 13 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 17 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from DH1 4RT, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
- Council tax band
- 1 Bees Cottages is in council tax band E. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.
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