What kind of home is 8 Rowan Drive, DH1 5YE?

8 Rowan Drive, DH1 5YE is a 3-bedroom semi-detached house.

When did 8 Rowan Drive, DH1 5YE last change hands?

8 Rowan Drive, DH1 5YE last sold for £140,000 in August 2022, around 4 years ago. Before that, it sold for £120,000 in October 2018, so prices have been rising over 4 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of 8 Rowan Drive, DH1 5YE changed over time?

Across 2 sales between October 2018 and August 2022, 8 Rowan Drive, DH1 5YE rose from £120,000 to £140,000, a change of £20,000. That works out to roughly +4.1% per year compounded over 4 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 8 Rowan Drive, DH1 5YE have?

The current EPC rating for 8 Rowan Drive, DH1 5YE is D with a score of 62 out of 100, lodged in February 2018. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 8 Rowan Drive, DH1 5YE?

8 Rowan Drive, DH1 5YE has a recorded floor area of 83 m² (893 sq ft), around 28 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 10% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in DH1 5YE. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 8 Rowan Drive, DH1 5YE use?

The latest EPC at 8 Rowan Drive, DH1 5YE records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 8 Rowan Drive, DH1 5YE?

8 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.

Which area is 8 Rowan Drive, DH1 5YE in?

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

How safe is the area around 8 Rowan Drive, DH1 5YE?

Police records around 8 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.

What schools are near 8 Rowan Drive, DH1 5YE?

The closest primary school to 8 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 is the nearest station to 8 Rowan Drive, DH1 5YE?

The closest bus stop to 8 Rowan Drive, DH1 5YE is Finchale Avenue, 131m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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8 Rowan Drive, Brasside, Durham, DH1 5YE

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Floor area

83 m²

893 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 62

Council tax

Band A

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 8 Rowan Drive

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

8 Rowan Drive is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Brasside, Durham, Durham (DH1 5YE). It has a recorded floor area of 83 m² (around 893 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (February 2018) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump.

Across 2018–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.1% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£157/sq ft) was about 61.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: August 2022 at £140,000. 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

Bedrooms3

Outside

Private gardenRear

Building

Heating systemGas
RefurbishedYes

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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.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Rating

D62

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Average

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

4.3 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 8 Rowan Drive, Brasside, Durham, DH1 5YE, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

8 Rowan Drive has no planning applications on record.

But the area is active

13 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

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

£153,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.1% per year over 4 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£140,000

Growth on file: 4.1% per year over 4 years.

Sales timeline

3 August 2022Most recent
£140,000
+16.7%over 3 years
7 October 2018
£120,000

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

Nearby sales in DH1 5YE

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.

8 Rowan Drive outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£1,687

Street avg £1,263

Strongly above

Floor Area

83 m²

Street avg 98 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

4.3 t/year

Street avg 3.4 t/year

Strongly below

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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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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

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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FAQ

Common questions

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