8 Ashford Grove, Thornley, Durham, DH6 3AD
About 8 Ashford Grove
8 Ashford Grove is a four-bedroom detached house in Thornley, Durham, Durham (DH6 3AD). It has a recorded floor area of 136 m² (around 1464 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2007 onwards and council tax band C. The latest certificate (May 2014) shows a C (score 77), near the top of the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 86). The latest certificate is from May 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
It hasn't traded since August 1996, a hold of 30 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 £244,000 sits 650.8% above the 1996 sale of £32,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£22/sq ft) was about 58.3% below the postcode norm. At 136 m² it's 18.3% larger than the typical home in the postcode (115 m² median across 8 EPCs). 4 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 2 is the typical count.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- GarageYes
Building
- Heating systemGas
- Previously extendedYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
8 Ashford Grove's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 03 May 2024
EPC Rating
Planning history
8 Ashford Grove has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
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Sales history & valuation
8 Ashford Grove's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1996).
£244,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£32,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
29 August 1996Most recent
£32,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in DH6 3AD: £90,000 (2020–2004).
Versus other Ashford Grove homes
Price per m² for 8 Ashford Grove lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£239
Street avg £928
Floor Area
136 m²
Street avg 107 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.2 t/year
Street avg 2.7 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
Working Mens Club — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
Thornley Academy. 6 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.6dB







