Airedale House, Church Street, Wheatley Hill, Durham, DH6 3PT
About Airedale House
Airedale House is a four-bedroom detached house in Wheatley Hill, Durham, Durham (DH6 3PT). It has a recorded floor area of 270 m² (around 2906 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (August 2012) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from August 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a loft.
At 270 m² the property is well over the postcode median (82 m² across 16 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 4 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 2 is the typical count. Across 2003–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 0.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £254,000 sits 58.7% above the 2025 sale of £160,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£55/sq ft) was about 46.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. It changed hands recently, sold August 2025 for £160,000. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- LoftYes
Outside
- GarageDouble
Energy performance
Airedale House sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 22 Aug 2022
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Apr 2011AmendmentIn report
Omission of attic rooms and resulting reduction in ridge height, non-material amendment to approved plan ref: no. PLAN/2006/0477 for 5 no. Houses and erection of private garage
- Agent
- HAZLEWELL BUILDING SERVICES
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- 5/PL/2011/0092
- Sept 2006FullIn report
5 no. Houses and erection of private garage
- Documents
- 13 docs on file
- Reference
- 5/PLAN/2006/0477
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on Airedale House was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£254,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 0.6% per year over 22 years.
£160,000
Growth on file: 0.6% per year over 22 years.
Sales timeline
7 August 2025Most recent
£160,000
+6.7%16 June 2025
£150,000
-53.1%over 3 years4 April 2022
£320,000
+131.9%over 7 years8 January 2015
£138,000
-1.4%over 11 years15 May 2003
£140,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in DH6 3PT: £35,000 (2025–2023).
Nearby sales in DH6 3PT
7 Church Street, Wheatley Hill, Durham, DH6 3PT
Sold Aug 2025
£35,00015 Church Street, Wheatley Hill, Durham, DH6 3PT
Sold Apr 2024
£37,50011 Church Street, Wheatley Hill, Durham, DH6 3PT
Sold Jan 2024
£26,5009 Church Street, Wheatley Hill, Durham, DH6 3PT
Sold Aug 2023
£42,5002 Church Street, Wheatley Hill, Durham, DH6 3PT
Sold Nov 2022
£44,000
Versus other Church Street homes
On years held, Airedale House runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£593
Street avg £592
Floor Area
270 m²
Street avg 85 m²
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
15.0 t/year
Street avg 3.6 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
Front Street-Rock Farm Mews — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
St Godrics Catholic Primary School, Thornley. 8 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.6dB







