What type of property is 23 High Street, DH6 1BE?

23 High Street, DH6 1BE is a 3-bedroom detached house.

What did 23 High Street, DH6 1BE sell for?

23 High Street, DH6 1BE last sold for £469,000 in June 2021, around 5 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £155,000 in June 1998. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has 23 High Street, DH6 1BE appreciated in value?

Across 3 sales between June 1998 and June 2021, 23 High Street, DH6 1BE rose from £155,000 to £469,000, a change of £314,000. That works out to roughly +4.9% per year compounded over 23 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 23 High Street, DH6 1BE?

The current EPC rating for 23 High Street, DH6 1BE is D with a score of 68 out of 100, lodged in January 2021. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 23 High Street, DH6 1BE?

23 High Street, DH6 1BE has a recorded floor area of 159 m² (1,711 sq ft), around 53 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 10% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in DH6 1BE. Source: EPC Register.

How is 23 High Street, DH6 1BE heated?

The latest EPC at 23 High Street, DH6 1BE records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Has 23 High Street, DH6 1BE had any planning applications?

23 High Street, DH6 1BE has 2 approved extension applications on file including single-storey side and rear extension and rear extension. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What council tax band is 23 High Street, DH6 1BE?

23 High Street, DH6 1BE is in council tax band F. That sits towards the upper end of the band ladder, typically reflecting larger or higher-value homes.

Where is 23 High Street, DH6 1BE located?

23 High Street, DH6 1BE sits in Low Pittington, Durham, Durham. It falls within the DH6 postcode district.

What is crime like near 23 High Street, DH6 1BE?

Police records around 23 High Street, DH6 1BE show an average of 5 reported crimes per month over the last 5 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 23 High Street, DH6 1BE?

The closest primary school to 23 High Street, DH6 1BE is Pittington Primary School (777m), one of 7 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Belmont Community School (2.7km).

How well connected is 23 High Street, DH6 1BE?

The closest bus stop to 23 High Street, DH6 1BE is Front Street, 303m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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23 High Street, Low Pittington, Durham, DH6 1BE

3 sales on record2 planning records

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

159 m²

1711 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 68

Council tax

Band F

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 23 High Street

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

23 High Street is a three-bedroom detached house in Low Pittington, Durham, Durham (DH6 1BE). It has a recorded floor area of 159 m² (around 1711 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (January 2021) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78). Period features are noted in the property record.

2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a garage conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 78% of similar EPCs). Across 1998–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £542,000 is 15.6% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£274/sq ft) was about 69% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: June 2021 at £469,000. 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
Bathrooms2
Dining roomYes

Outside

Private gardenRear
GarageDouble

Building

Period featuresYes
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.

23 High Street's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

D68

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

6.1 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 23 High Street, Low Pittington, Durham, DH6 1BE, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

23 High Street has an approved single-storey side and rear extension on the planning record.

Nov 2023
ExtensionFull
In report
Extension: Single storey · Side and rear of property
Single storey side and rear extension with 4x rooflights and additional windows to the rear (resubmission of DM/22/02565/FPA)
Agent
Cummings Architects Ltd
Documents
6 docs on file
Reference
DM/23/02742/FPA
View planning record
Jan 2023
Garage ConversionFull
In report
Extension: Rear of property
Two storey and single storey extension to the rear, conversion of garage to gym and internal alterations
Agent
8 Design Studio Limited
Extension
Documents
16 docs on file
Reference
DM/22/02565/FPA
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What's in 23 High Street, Low Pittington, Durham, DH6 1BE's planning history?

Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

23 High Street has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1998.

Current estimate

£542,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.9% per year over 23 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£469,000

Growth on file: 4.9% per year over 23 years.

Sales timeline

3 June 2021Most recent
£469,000
+113.2%over 20 years
12 February 2001
£220,000
+41.9%over 2 years
25 June 1998
£155,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in DH6 1BE: £650,000 (2024–2023).

Nearby sales in DH6 1BE

On the street

Versus other High Street homes

Four headline reads against 9 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

23 High Street is notably below the street on habitable rooms.

Price per m²

£2,950

Street avg £1,931

Strongly above

Floor Area

159 m²

Street avg 200 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 7 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

6.1 t/year

Street avg 7.2 t/year

On par

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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

5/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.3 km

Front Street — bus stop.

Closest school

0.8 km

Pittington Primary School. 8 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around DH6 1BE from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

48.5dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for DH6 1BE

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

37.3dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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Common questions

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