1 Church View, Thornley, Durham, DH6 3EF
About 1 Church View
1 Church View is a detached house in Thornley, Durham, Durham (DH6 3EF). It has a recorded floor area of 96 m² (around 1033 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (March 2014) shows a C (score 74). When first surveyed in April 2012 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82). The latest certificate is from March 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since May 2001 — that's 25 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across 1995–2001, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £178,000 sits 206.9% above the 2001 sale of £58,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£56/sq ft) was about 45.1% below the postcode norm. At 96 m² it's 20.8% larger than the typical home in the postcode (80 m² median across 4 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 75% of similar EPCs).
Energy performance
1 Church View'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 06 Mar 2024
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
Solar PV panels (40 kWp) installed
Planning history
1 Church View has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
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Sales history & valuation
1 Church View's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (1995).
£178,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.1% per year over 6 years.
£58,000
Growth on file: 3.1% per year over 6 years.
Sales timeline
10 May 2001Most recent
£58,000
+19.6%over 5 years3 August 1995
£48,500
Median price across the last 4 sales in DH6 3EF: £79,250 (2019–1998).
Versus other Church View homes
On epc rating, 1 Church View stands well clear of the street.
EPC Rating
74 (C)
Street avg 57 (D)
Floor Area
96 m²
Street avg 82 m²
CO₂ Emissions
3.7 t/year
Street avg 5.7 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
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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
Colliery Inn — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Thornley Academy. 5 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.7dB







