5 Blair Close, Sherburn Village, Durham, DH6 1RQ
About 5 Blair Close
5 Blair Close is a four-bedroom detached house in Sherburn Village, Durham, Durham (DH6 1RQ). It has a recorded floor area of 140 m² (around 1507 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band E. The property has solar panels on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history. The latest certificate (April 2022) shows a C (score 72).
At 140 m² the property is well over the postcode median (81 m² across 10 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2005. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1996–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £329,000 is 10.4% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£198/sq ft) was about 86.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold July 2022 for £298,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
Building
- Solar panelsYes
- Previously extendedYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
5 Blair Close has an approved single-storey side extension on the planning record.
- Jul 2005ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
Erection of second storey pitched roof extension to side of existing dwelling
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 4/05/00575/FPA
What's in 5 Blair Close, Sherburn Village, Durham, DH6 1RQ's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 5 Blair Close was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£329,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.9% per year over 26 years.
£298,000
Growth on file: 4.9% per year over 26 years.
Sales timeline
28 July 2022Most recent
£298,000
+163.7%over 20 years7 December 2001
£113,000
+28.5%over 5 years30 October 1996
£87,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in DH6 1RQ: £210,000 (2024–2017).
Nearby sales in DH6 1RQ
8 Blair Close, Sherburn Village, Durham, DH6 1RQ
Sold Nov 2024
£210,0006 Blair Close, Sherburn Village, Durham, DH6 1RQ
Sold Feb 2024
£220,0003 Blair Close, Sherburn Village, Durham, DH6 1RQ
Sold Aug 2023
£230,00021 Blair Close, Sherburn Village, Durham, DH6 1RQ
Sold Sept 2018
£184,95010 Blair Close, Sherburn Village, Durham, DH6 1RQ
Sold Apr 2016
£165,000
Versus other Blair Close homes
On floor area, 5 Blair Close stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£2,129
Street avg £1,839
Floor Area
140 m²
Street avg 85 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.1 t/year
Street avg 3.3 t/year
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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
Church — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Sherburn Primary School. 11 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
48.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.3dB







