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Town Farm, Dovecote House, High Street, Low Pittington, Durham, DH6 1BE

Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
8
From EPC
Floor area
177 m²
1905 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 72
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 detached house in Low Pittington, Durham, Durham (DH6 1BE). It has a recorded floor area of 177 m² (around 1905 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1996-2002. The latest certificate (July 2016) shows a C (score 72). The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since October 2013. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good.

It hasn't traded since November 1999, a hold of 27 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £465,000 sits 151.4% above the 1999 sale of £185,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£97/sq ft) was about 40.1% below the postcode norm.

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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.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Jul 2016

EPC Rating

A
B
C
C72
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
5.1 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Jul 2016from Oct 2013
Low Energy Lighting
35%100%

More low energy lighting installed

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Town Farm, Dovecote House, 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.

Town Farm has been held in the same hands since before 2000.

Current estimate

£465,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (1999)

£185,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 19 November 1999Most recent

    £185,000

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

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.

Town Farm outperforms the street on years held by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£1,045

Street avg £2,203

Strongly below

Floor Area

177 m²

Street avg 198 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

8 rooms

Street avg 7 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

5.1 t/year

Street avg 7.3 t/year

Above
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
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£550k

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£611k

1 Church Lane, Shadforth

DH6 1NR

6 bed5 bath
£325k

1 Forster Avenue, Sherburn Village

DH6 1EW

6 bed
£232k

1 Attlee Square, Sherburn Village

DH6 1JN

5 bed
£220k

1 Blair Close, Sherburn Village

DH6 1RQ

£192k

1 Coronation Crescent, Low Pittington

DH6 1BG

£150k

1 Alston Walk, Sherburn Village

DH6 1JU

3 bed
£144k

1 Elizabeth Court, High Pittington

DH6 1QA

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.

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, Dovecote House, High Street, Low Pittington, Durham, DH6 1BE. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.