What kind of home is 23 Porter Close, DH1 5ZL?

23 Porter Close, DH1 5ZL is a 5-bedroom detached house.

What was the last sold price for 23 Porter Close, DH1 5ZL?

23 Porter Close, DH1 5ZL last sold for £367,000 in September 2021, around 5 years ago. Before that, it sold for £359,950 in January 2020, so prices have been flat over 2 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 23 Porter Close, DH1 5ZL?

Across 2 sales between January 2020 and September 2021, 23 Porter Close, DH1 5ZL rose from £359,950 to £367,000, a change of £7,050. That works out to roughly +1.1% per year compounded over 2 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 23 Porter Close, DH1 5ZL?

The current EPC rating for 23 Porter Close, DH1 5ZL is B with a score of 83 out of 100, lodged in August 2019. The assessor estimates the property could reach a A. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 23 Porter Close, DH1 5ZL?

23 Porter Close, DH1 5ZL has a recorded floor area of 115 m² (1,238 sq ft), around 23 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 35% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in DH1 5ZL. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 23 Porter Close, DH1 5ZL use?

The latest EPC at 23 Porter Close, DH1 5ZL records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Which area is 23 Porter Close, DH1 5ZL in?

23 Porter Close, DH1 5ZL sits in Aykley Heads, Durham, Durham. It falls within the DH1 postcode district.

How safe is the area around 23 Porter Close, DH1 5ZL?

Police records around 23 Porter Close, DH1 5ZL 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 23 Porter Close, DH1 5ZL?

The closest primary school to 23 Porter Close, DH1 5ZL is Framwellgate Moor Primary School (681m), one of 12 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Framwellgate School Durham (722m), with 5 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 23 Porter Close, DH1 5ZL?

The closest bus stop to 23 Porter Close, DH1 5ZL is Happy Wanderer, 389m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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23 Porter Close, Aykley Heads, Durham, DH1 5ZL

EPC B

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

115 m²

1238 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 83

Overview

About 23 Porter Close

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

23 Porter Close is a five-bedroom detached house in Aykley Heads, Durham, Durham (DH1 5ZL). It has a recorded floor area of 115 m² (around 1238 sq ft). The latest certificate (August 2019) returns a B (score 83), comfortably above the UK average. The recommended improvements would push it to A (score 92).

At 115 m² the property is well over the postcode median (85 m² across 43 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Across 2020–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 1.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £418,000 is 13.9% above the 2021 sale price. Sold September 2021 for £367,000. 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

Bedrooms5
Bathrooms2

Building

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.

EPC Rating

B83

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Very Good

CO2 Emissions

2.0 t/year

Occupancy

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 23 Porter Close, Aykley Heads, Durham, DH1 5ZL, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

23 Porter Close 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

£418,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 1.1% per year over 2 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£367,000

Growth on file: 1.1% per year over 2 years.

Sales timeline

29 September 2021Most recent
£367,000
+2.0%over 1 year
15 January 2020
£359,950

Median price across the last 5 sales in DH1 5ZL: £320,000 (2025–2022).

Nearby sales in DH1 5ZL

On the street

Versus other Porter Close homes

Four headline reads against 43 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

23 Porter Close is notably below the street on years held.

Price per m²

£3,191

Street avg £3,036

On par

Floor Area

115 m²

Street avg 98 m²

Above

CO₂ Emissions

2.0 t/year

Street avg 1.7 t/year

Below

Years Held

5 years

Street avg 6 years

Strongly below

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Comparables

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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

0.4 km

Happy Wanderer — bus stop.

Closest school

0.7 km

Framwellgate Moor Primary School. 17 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

48.4dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for DH1 5ZL

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.8dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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FAQ

Common questions

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