What type of property is 48 Porter Close, DH1 5ZL?

48 Porter Close, DH1 5ZL is a 3-bedroom detached house.

What was the last sold price for 48 Porter Close, DH1 5ZL?

48 Porter Close, DH1 5ZL last sold for £296,000 in April 2022, around 4 years ago. Before that, it sold for £249,950 in April 2019, so prices have been rising over 3 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of 48 Porter Close, DH1 5ZL changed over time?

Across 2 sales between April 2019 and April 2022, 48 Porter Close, DH1 5ZL rose from £249,950 to £296,000, a change of £46,050. That works out to roughly +5.9% per year compounded over 3 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 48 Porter Close, DH1 5ZL?

The current EPC rating for 48 Porter Close, DH1 5ZL is C with a score of 79 out of 100, lodged in October 2021. It has dropped from a B recorded in September 2018. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 48 Porter Close, DH1 5ZL?

48 Porter Close, DH1 5ZL has a recorded floor area of 79 m² (850 sq ft), around 26 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 12% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in DH1 5ZL. Source: EPC Register.

How is 48 Porter Close, DH1 5ZL heated?

The latest EPC at 48 Porter Close, DH1 5ZL records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Where is 48 Porter Close, DH1 5ZL located?

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

How safe is the area around 48 Porter Close, DH1 5ZL?

Police records around 48 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.

Which schools serve 48 Porter Close, DH1 5ZL?

The closest primary school to 48 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 48 Porter Close, DH1 5ZL?

The closest bus stop to 48 Porter Close, DH1 5ZL is Happy Wanderer, 389m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

79 m²

850 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 79

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 48 Porter Close

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

48 Porter Close is a three-bedroom detached house in Aykley Heads, Durham, Durham (DH1 5ZL). It has a recorded floor area of 79 m² (around 850 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 2012 onwards. The latest certificate (October 2021) shows a C (score 79), near the top of the C band. Earlier certificates rated it B (September 2018); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, window efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 91). Other recorded features include a balcony.

On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2019–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.9% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£348/sq ft) was about 19.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £296,000 in April 2022. 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
Bathrooms2
EnsuiteYes

Outside

GarageYes
BalconyYes

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.

48 Porter Close sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

Current Certificate(1 of 2)

Oct 2021

EPC Rating

C79

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

1.8 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 48 Porter Close, Aykley Heads, Durham, DH1 5ZL, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

48 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

£309,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.9% per year over 3 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£296,000

Growth on file: 5.9% per year over 3 years.

Sales timeline

13 April 2022Most recent
£296,000
+18.4%over 2 years
24 April 2019
£249,950

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.

On epc rating, 48 Porter Close runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£3,747

Street avg £3,024

Strongly above

Floor Area

79 m²

Street avg 99 m²

Below

CO₂ Emissions

1.8 t/year

Street avg 1.7 t/year

Below

Years Held

4 years

Street avg 6 years

Strongly below

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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

Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4

FAQ

Common questions

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