14 Durham Road West, Bowburn, Durham, DH6 5AU
About 14 Durham Road West
14 Durham Road West is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Bowburn, Durham, Durham (DH6 5AU). It has a recorded floor area of 120 m² (around 1289 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. The latest certificate (July 2009) shows an F (score 37), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would push it to E (score 46). Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from July 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since May 2011 — that's 15 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 120 m² it's 18.6% larger than the typical home in the postcode (101 m² median across 23 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £147,000 sits 167.3% above the 2011 sale of £55,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£43/sq ft) was about 37.4% below the postcode norm. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2011.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
Outside
- Private gardenRear
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
14 Durham Road West 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 26 Jul 2019
EPC Rating
Planning history
- May 2011Change Of UseFullIn report
Change of use from dwelling to office use including training facility
- Documents
- 21 docs on file
- Reference
- 4/11/00167/FPA
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Sales history & valuation
14 Durham Road West valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£147,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£55,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
18 May 2011Most recent
£55,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in DH6 5AU: £90,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in DH6 5AU
28 Durham Road West, Bowburn, Durham, DH6 5AU
Sold Jan 2025
£190,00021 Durham Road West, Bowburn, Durham, DH6 5AU
Sold Jan 2024
£64,00011 Durham Road West, Bowburn, Durham, DH6 5AU
Sold May 2023
£90,00027 Durham Road West, Bowburn, Durham, DH6 5AU
Sold Jul 2022
£255,0008 Durham Road West, Bowburn, Durham, DH6 5AU
Sold Jun 2022
£80,000
Versus other Durham Road West homes
On epc rating, 14 Durham Road West runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£459
Street avg £970
Floor Area
120 m²
Street avg 110 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.0 t/year
Street avg 5.4 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
5/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
Co-op Store — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Bowburn Primary School. 3 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
57.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
48.3dB







