What kind of home is 53 Luke Avenue, DH6 4RD?

53 Luke Avenue, DH6 4RD is a 1-bedroom detached house.

What was the last sold price for 53 Luke Avenue, DH6 4RD?

53 Luke Avenue, DH6 4RD last sold for £90,000 in September 2023, around 3 years ago. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 53 Luke Avenue, DH6 4RD have?

The current EPC rating for 53 Luke Avenue, DH6 4RD is E with a score of 41 out of 100, lodged in August 2023. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 53 Luke Avenue, DH6 4RD?

53 Luke Avenue, DH6 4RD has a recorded floor area of 46 m² (495 sq ft), around 46 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 28% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in DH6 4RD. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 53 Luke Avenue, DH6 4RD use?

The latest EPC at 53 Luke Avenue, DH6 4RD records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 53 Luke Avenue, DH6 4RD?

53 Luke Avenue, DH6 4RD is in council tax band A. That sits at the lower end of the A-H ladder, typically reflecting smaller floor areas or lower 1991 valuations.

Which area is 53 Luke Avenue, DH6 4RD in?

53 Luke Avenue, DH6 4RD sits in Cassop, Durham, Durham. It falls within the DH6 postcode district.

What is crime like near 53 Luke Avenue, DH6 4RD?

Police records around 53 Luke Avenue, DH6 4RD show an average of 5 reported crimes per month over the last 5 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 46% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 53 Luke Avenue, DH6 4RD?

The closest primary school to 53 Luke Avenue, DH6 4RD is Cassop Primary School (587m), one of 3 primaries within walking distance.

What transport links are near 53 Luke Avenue, DH6 4RD?

The closest bus stop to 53 Luke Avenue, DH6 4RD is Castle View Club, 115m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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53 Luke Avenue, Cassop, Durham, DH6 4RD

Property type

Detached

Bedroom

Bathroom

Floor area

46 m²

495 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 41

Council tax

Band A

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 53 Luke Avenue

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

53 Luke Avenue is a one-bedroom detached house in Cassop, Durham, Durham (DH6 4RD). It has a recorded floor area of 46 m² (around 495 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (August 2023) shows an E (score 41), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 3-band jump.

At 46 m² it's 28.1% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (64 m² median across 43 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £112,000 is 24.4% above the 2023 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£182/sq ft) was about 136.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: September 2023 at £90,000.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

Bedrooms1
Bathrooms1

Outside

Private gardenSouth-facing
DrivewayYes

Building

Heating systemGas

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Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

53 Luke Avenue sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

EPC Rating

E41

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Poor

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

5.0 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 53 Luke Avenue, Cassop, Durham, DH6 4RD, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

53 Luke Avenue has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

3applications of note in the surrounding area

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

53 Luke Avenue valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£112,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2023)

£90,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

10 September 2023Most recent
£90,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in DH6 4RD: £67,000 (2025–2023).

Nearby sales in DH6 4RD

On the street

Versus other Luke Avenue homes

Four headline reads against 43 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Price per m² for 53 Luke Avenue runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£1,957

Street avg £1,068

Strongly above

Floor Area

46 m²

Street avg 65 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

5.0 t/year

Street avg 3.3 t/year

Strongly below

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

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

£111k

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2 bed

£117k

1 Blackgate East, Coxhoe

DH6 4AA

2 bed

£107k

1 Carole Dunes, Quarrington Hill

DH6 4QL

2 bed

£105k

1 Belgrave Court, Coxhoe

DH6 4BH

2 bed

£227k

1 Applegarth, Coxhoe

DH6 4SL

2 bed1 bath

£127k

1 Beverley Close, Coxhoe

DH6 4JE

3 bed

£112k

1 Belle Vue, Quarrington Hill

DH6 4QE

£110k

1 Basic Cottages, Coxhoe

DH6 4LF

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

0.1 km

Castle View Club — bus stop.

Closest school

0.6 km

Cassop Primary School. 3 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around DH6 4RD from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

44.0dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for DH6 4RD

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.0dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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Common questions

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