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1 Abbey Road, Durham, DH1 5DQ

1 planning record
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
2
Bathroom
1
Floor area
95 m²
1023 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 56
Council tax
Band B
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 1 Abbey Road

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

1 Abbey Road is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Durham (DH1 5DQ). It has a recorded floor area of 95 m² (around 1023 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (July 2020) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump.

One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2021. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £191,000 is 31.7% above the 2021 sale price. Last sale on file: £145,000 in January 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms2
  • Bathrooms1
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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

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.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D56
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
5.4 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 1 Abbey Road, Durham, DH1 5DQ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Council records include a two-storey extension at 1 Abbey Road.

1 application on record at 1 Abbey Road, Durham, DH1 5DQ

1decisions1extensions7documents13nearby
  1. Mar 2021
    PorchFull
    Outcome in report

    Extension: Two storey

    Two storey extension to rear, front porch and to widen existing drive

    Extension
    Documents
    7 docs on file
    Reference
    DM/21/00158/FPA
    Full record in report

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£191,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2021)

£145,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 29 January 2021Most recent

    £145,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in DH1 5DQ: £168,000 (2025–2018).

On the street

Versus other Abbey Road homes

Four headline reads against 8 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

1 Abbey Road is notably below the street on epc rating.

Price per m²

£1,526

Street avg £1,724

Below

Floor Area

95 m²

Street avg 123 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

5.4 t/year

Street avg 5.3 t/year

Below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 1 Abbey Road

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Signs of HMO activity in the areaLarger development activity nearby

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
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Area

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.
Full Durham report

Crime

6/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.0 km

Abbey Day Centre — bus stop.

Closest school

0.8 km

St Godric's Catholic Primary School, Durham. 12 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around DH1 5DQ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for DH1 5DQ

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

53.1dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for DH1 5DQ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

42.0dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

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