What type of property is 7 Rowan Drive, DH1 5YE?

7 Rowan Drive, DH1 5YE is a 2-bedroom mid-terrace house.

What was the last sold price for 7 Rowan Drive, DH1 5YE?

7 Rowan Drive, DH1 5YE last sold for £101,000 in June 2018, around 8 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £40,000 in February 2001. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of 7 Rowan Drive, DH1 5YE changed over time?

Across 3 sales between February 2001 and June 2018, 7 Rowan Drive, DH1 5YE rose from £40,000 to £101,000, a change of £61,000. That works out to roughly +5.5% per year compounded over 17 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 7 Rowan Drive, DH1 5YE?

The current EPC rating for 7 Rowan Drive, DH1 5YE is E with a score of 50 out of 100, lodged in August 2011. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 7 Rowan Drive, DH1 5YE?

7 Rowan Drive, DH1 5YE has a recorded floor area of 75 m² (802 sq ft), around 37 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 19% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in DH1 5YE. Source: EPC Register.

How is 7 Rowan Drive, DH1 5YE heated?

The latest EPC at 7 Rowan Drive, DH1 5YE records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Has 7 Rowan Drive, DH1 5YE had any planning applications?

7 Rowan Drive, DH1 5YE has council approval for part-single-part-two-storey rear extension granted in April 2022 under ref. DM/21/03843/FPA. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What council tax band is 7 Rowan Drive, DH1 5YE?

7 Rowan Drive, DH1 5YE is in council tax band A. That sits at the lower end of the A-H ladder, typically reflecting smaller floor areas or lower 1991 valuations.

Where is 7 Rowan Drive, DH1 5YE located?

7 Rowan Drive, DH1 5YE sits in Brasside, Durham, Durham. It falls within the DH1 postcode district.

How safe is the area around 7 Rowan Drive, DH1 5YE?

Police records around 7 Rowan Drive, DH1 5YE show an average of 6 reported crimes per month over the last 7 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 46% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 7 Rowan Drive, DH1 5YE?

The closest primary school to 7 Rowan Drive, DH1 5YE is Finchale Primary School (644m), one of 6 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Framwellgate School Durham (2.1km), with 2 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What transport links are near 7 Rowan Drive, DH1 5YE?

The closest bus stop to 7 Rowan Drive, DH1 5YE is Finchale Avenue, 131m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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7 Rowan Drive, Brasside, Durham, DH1 5YE

Extendable3 sales on record1 planning record

Property type

Mid terrace

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

75 m²

802 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 50

Council tax

Band A

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 7 Rowan Drive

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

7 Rowan Drive is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Brasside, Durham, Durham (DH1 5YE). It has a recorded floor area of 75 m² (around 802 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (August 2011) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 69), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from August 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.

At 75 m² it's 19.9% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (93 m² median across 24 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2022. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2001–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £127,000 is 25.7% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£126/sq ft) was about 28% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: June 2018 at £101,000.

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms2
Bathrooms2
Dining roomYes
EnsuiteYes
FireplaceYes

Outside

Private gardenFront and rear

Building

RefurbishedYes
Extension potentialPossible

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Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

7 Rowan Drive 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 01 Aug 2021

EPC Rating

E50

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

4.9 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 7 Rowan Drive, Brasside, Durham, DH1 5YE, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Council records include a part-single-part-two-storey rear extension at 7 Rowan Drive.

1 application on record at 7 Rowan Drive, Brasside, Durham, DH1 5YE

1decisions1extensions24documents13nearby

Apr 2022
ExtensionFull
Outcome in report
Extension: Part single, part two storey · Rear of property
Erection of part two storey/part single-storey extension at rear of dwelling (amended application form).
Documents
24 docs on file
Reference
DM/21/03843/FPA
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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.

7 Rowan Drive has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2001.

Current estimate

£127,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.5% per year over 17 years.

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Last sold (2018)

£101,000

Growth on file: 5.5% per year over 17 years.

Sales timeline

18 June 2018Most recent
£101,000
+1.0%over 6 months
15 December 2017
£100,000
+150.0%over 16 years
26 February 2001
£40,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in DH1 5YE: £135,000 (2025–2022).

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On the street

Versus other Rowan Drive homes

Four headline reads against 24 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

EPC Rating for 7 Rowan Drive lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£1,355

Street avg £1,280

Above

Floor Area

75 m²

Street avg 98 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

4.9 t/year

Street avg 3.4 t/year

Strongly below

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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Full Durham report

Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.

Crime

6/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Finchale Avenue — bus stop.

Closest school

0.6 km

Finchale Primary School. 8 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

44.8dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for DH1 5YE

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

36.5dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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