19 Kirbys Drive, Bowburn, Durham, DH6 5GA
About 19 Kirbys Drive
19 Kirbys Drive is a five-bedroom detached house in Bowburn, Durham, Durham (DH6 5GA). It has a recorded floor area of 171 m² (around 1841 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (September 2014) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from September 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 171 m² it's 21.7% larger than the typical home in the postcode (141 m² median across 12 EPCs). 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. 10 years since the last transfer (February 2016). Across 2001–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £433,000 is 31.2% above the 2016 sale price.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
Energy performance
19 Kirbys Drive's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 15 Sept 2024
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history at 19 Kirbys Drive is exclusively tree-management applications — typical for a property with mature trees on or near the plot.
- Aug 2016Tree WorksTreesIn report
Various works to 3no. trees
- Agent
- Olivers Tree Services Ltd
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- DM/16/01837/TPO
- Jul 2006Tree WorksTreesIn report
Various tree works within the Bowburn Grange Tree Preservation Order
- Documents
- 20 docs on file
- Reference
- 4/06/00591/TPO
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
19 Kirbys Drive valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£433,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.2% per year over 14 years.
£330,000
Growth on file: 4.2% per year over 14 years.
Sales timeline
19 February 2016Most recent
£330,000
+6.5%over 8 years13 August 2007
£310,000
+67.6%over 5 years14 December 2001
£185,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in DH6 5GA: £460,000 (2024–2021).
Nearby sales in DH6 5GA
2 Kirbys Drive, Bowburn, Durham, DH6 5GA
Sold Sept 2024
£449,95011 Kirbys Drive, Bowburn, Durham, DH6 5GA
Sold Jul 2023
£475,00014 Kirbys Drive, Bowburn, Durham, DH6 5GA
Sold Aug 2022
£460,00010 Kirbys Drive, Bowburn, Durham, DH6 5GA
Sold Sept 2021
£475,0006 Kirbys Drive, Bowburn, Durham, DH6 5GA
Sold Aug 2014
£310,000
Versus other Kirbys Drive homes
19 Kirbys Drive is notably below the street on co₂ emissions.
Price per m²
£1,930
Street avg £2,243
Floor Area
171 m²
Street avg 154 m²
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 8 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.6 t/year
Street avg 6.1 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
5/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Prince Charles Ave Oak tree — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
Bowburn Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
58.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
48.0dB







