8 Grove Court, Hett, Durham, DH6 5LE
About 8 Grove Court
8 Grove Court is a four-bedroom detached house in Hett, Durham, Durham (DH6 5LE). It has a recorded floor area of 163 m² (around 1751 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (August 2009) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 74). The latest certificate is from August 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since October 2010 — that's 16 years off the open market, well above the local norm. 3 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused, 1 pending. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. An active application for an extension is awaiting a decision. At 163 m² it's 15.4% larger than the typical home in the postcode (141 m² median across 5 EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £270,000 is 35% above the 2010 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£114/sq ft) was about 25.4% below the postcode norm.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
Energy performance
8 Grove Court'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 10 Aug 2019
EPC Rating
Planning history
An application for a single-storey front extension is currently awaiting a decision.
- Mar 2026ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Front of property
First floor extension to the front
- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- DM/26/00560/FPA
- Jun 2013Tree WorksTreesIn report
Fell ash tree.
- Documents
- 1 doc on file
- Reference
- 4/13/00413/TCA
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Sales history & valuation
£270,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£200,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
21 October 2010Most recent
£200,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in DH6 5LE: £347,500 (2025–2011).
Versus other Grove Court homes
On price per m², 8 Grove Court runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,229
Street avg £1,887
Floor Area
163 m²
Street avg 171 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.9 t/year
Street avg 7.3 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
0.2 km
Village Green — bus stop.
Closest school
1.7 km
Tudhoe Colliery Primary School. 4 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.5dB







