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8 Forge Close, Bowburn, Durham, DH6 5FL

EPC B
Property type
Detached
Floor area
86 m²
926 sq ft
Energy rating
B
Score 82
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 8 Forge Close

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

8 Forge Close is a detached house in Bowburn, Durham, Durham (DH6 5FL). It has a recorded floor area of 86 m² (around 926 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 2022. The latest certificate (November 2022) returns a B (score 82), comfortably above the UK average. The recommended improvements would push it to A (score 94).

Last sale on file: £189,950 in December 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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Everything you need to know about 8 Forge Close

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

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

EPC Rating

A
B
B82
C
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Very Good
CO2 Emissions
1.6 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 8 Forge Close, Bowburn, Durham, DH6 5FL, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

8 Forge Close has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

1applications of note in the surrounding area

Before you offer

We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 8 Forge Close

Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.

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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.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£204,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2022)

£189,950

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 22 December 2022Most recent

    £189,950

Median price across the last 5 sales in DH6 5FL: £250,000 (2025–2023).

On the street

Versus other Forge Close homes

Four headline reads against 22 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

8 Forge Close is notably below the street on epc rating.

Price per m²

£2,209

Street avg £2,281

Below

Floor Area

86 m²

Street avg 92 m²

On par

CO₂ Emissions

1.6 t/year

Street avg 1.6 t/year

On par

Years Held

3 years

Street avg 3 years

Above
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 8 Forge Close

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Larger development activity nearby
£14.99one-off

30-day money-back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£204k

1 Charlton Court, Bowburn

DH6 5FB

3 bed2 bath
£234k

1 Carlin Close, Bowburn

DH6 5FA

£260k

1 Carey Close, Bowburn

DH6 5EX

4 bed2 bath
£270k

1 Cranson Close, Bowburn

DH6 5AP

£149k

1 Bell Avenue, Bowburn

DH6 5PE

£149k

1 Durham Road West, Bowburn

DH6 5AU

3 bed
£148k

1 Charlesworth Close, Bowburn

DH6 5DG

3 bed
£144k

1 Brockwell Street, Bowburn

DH6 5NA

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

Crime

5/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.2 km

Oxford Terrace — bus stop.

Closest school

0.4 km

Bowburn Primary School. 3 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around DH6 5FL from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for DH6 5FL

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

58.4dB

Moderate
Night-time road noise heatmap for DH6 5FL

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

49.5dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 8 Forge Close, Bowburn, Durham, DH6 5FL. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.