5 Newby Lane, High Pittington, Durham, DH6 1AW
About 5 Newby Lane
5 Newby Lane is a four-bedroom detached house in High Pittington, Durham, Durham (DH6 1AW). It has a recorded floor area of 155 m² (around 1668 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band F. Other recorded features include notable views. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history. The latest certificate (September 2022) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 84).
At 155 m² the property is well over the postcode median (101 m² across 3 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2004–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.1% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£270/sq ft) was about 87.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £450,000 in December 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- Open-plan layoutYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- Notable viewsYes
Building
- Previously extendedYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
5 Newby Lane has been extended on multiple sides of the property across separate planning applications.
- Oct 2024ExtensionOutlineIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension to existing dwelling
- Agent
- SH Architectural Design
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- DM/24/02548/CPO
- Feb 2013ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Front of property
Erection of first floor extension to front of dwelling
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 4/12/01163/FPA
What's in 5 Newby Lane, High Pittington, Durham, DH6 1AW's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 5 Newby Lane was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£469,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.1% per year over 19 years.
£450,000
Growth on file: 2.1% per year over 19 years.
Sales timeline
21 December 2022Most recent
£450,000
+47.5%over 18 years27 February 2004
£305,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in DH6 1AW: £175,000 (2023–2007).
Versus other Newby Lane homes
5 Newby Lane outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
69 (C)
Street avg 62 (D)
Floor Area
155 m²
Street avg 104 m²
CO₂ Emissions
5.6 t/year
Street avg 5.0 t/year
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
5/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Norman Terrace — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Pittington Primary School. 7 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.2dB







