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Town Farm, Cornmill Barn, High Street, Low Pittington, Durham, DH6 1BE

3 sales on record
Property type
Semi-detached
Habitable rooms
7
From EPC
Floor area
210 m²
2260 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 51
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Town Farm

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

Town Farm is a semi-detached house in Low Pittington, Durham, Durham (DH6 1BE). It has a recorded floor area of 210 m² (around 2260 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (October 2020) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since October 2020. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 92), a 4-band jump.

Across 1999–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £467,000 is 28.2% below the 2024 sale of £650,000, running counter to the wider postcode trend, which makes the EPC and condition history especially worth a look. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£288/sq ft) was about 123.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 210 m² it's 18.6% larger than the typical home in the postcode (177 m² median across 9 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 89% of similar EPCs). Last sale on file: £650,000 in November 2024.

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Town Farm's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Oct 2020

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E51
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
11.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Oct 2020from Oct 2020
Main Fuel
CommunityGas

Fuel source changed

Heating Controls
Prog + StatFull

Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management

Planning

Planning history

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

Town Farm has no planning applications on record.

The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

Sale price has at least doubled since 1999.

Current estimate

£467,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.3% per year over 25 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2024)

£650,000

Growth on file: 4.3% per year over 25 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 29 November 2024Most recent

    £650,000

    +51.2%over 20 years
  2. 7 October 2004

    £430,000

    +92.6%over 5 years
  3. 17 June 1999

    £223,288

Median price across the last 5 sales in DH6 1BE: £375,000 (2024–2022).

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.

Price per m² for Town Farm runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£3,095

Street avg £1,910

Strongly above

Floor Area

210 m²

Street avg 194 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 7 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

11.0 t/year

Street avg 6.7 t/year

Strongly below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about Town Farm

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

£14.99one-off

30-day money-back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
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.

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.

Go deeper on the local area

The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

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 road noise heatmap for DH6 1BE

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
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about Town Farm, Cornmill Barn, High Street, Low Pittington, Durham, DH6 1BE. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.