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Woodleigh Cottage, Abbey Road, Durham, DH1 5DQ

5 sales on record1 planning record
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
3
Bathroom
1
Floor area
85 m²
915 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 67
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Woodleigh Cottage

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

Woodleigh Cottage is a three-bedroom detached house in Durham (DH1 5DQ). It has a recorded floor area of 85 m² (around 915 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (July 2020) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump.

Sold June 2021 for £150,000. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2005. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1999–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £201,000 is 34% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£164/sq ft) was about 18.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

  • Bedrooms3
  • Bathrooms1
  • Dining roomYes
  • CloakroomYes

Outside

  • ParkingOff road
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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
D67
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
3.6 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Planning

Planning history

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

Council records include a two-storey rear extension at Woodleigh Cottage.

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

1decisions1extensions9documents13nearby
  1. Oct 2005
    ExtensionFull
    Outcome in report

    Extension: Two storey · Rear of property

    Erection of two storey pitched roof extension to rear of existing dwelling

    Documents
    9 docs on file
    Reference
    4/05/00837/FPA
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  • The 9 documents, officer reports & conditions
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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.

Woodleigh Cottage has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1999.

Current estimate

£201,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.3% per year over 22 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£150,000

Growth on file: 4.3% per year over 22 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 15 June 2021Most recent

    £150,000

    +15.4%over 15 years

  2. 21 July 2005

    £130,000

    +57.6%over 2 years

  3. 18 June 2003

    £82,500

    +13.0%over 6 months

  4. 6 December 2002

    £73,000

    +21.8%over 3 years

  5. 17 June 1999

    £59,950

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.

CO₂ Emissions for Woodleigh Cottage runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£1,765

Street avg £1,685

On par

Floor Area

85 m²

Street avg 124 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

3.6 t/year

Street avg 5.5 t/year

Strongly above
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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
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
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1 Abbey Road

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2 bed1 bath
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.

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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
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