What kind of home is 16 West Street, DH6 5LS?

16 West Street, DH6 5LS is a 2-bedroom mid-terrace house.

When did 16 West Street, DH6 5LS last change hands?

16 West Street, DH6 5LS last sold for £155,000 in December 2020, around 5 years ago. Land Registry has 5 sales on record going back to £30,000 in December 2000. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 16 West Street, DH6 5LS?

Across 5 sales between December 2000 and December 2020, 16 West Street, DH6 5LS rose from £30,000 to £155,000, a change of £125,000. That works out to roughly +8.6% per year compounded over 20 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 16 West Street, DH6 5LS?

The current EPC rating for 16 West Street, DH6 5LS is E with a score of 53 out of 100, lodged in October 2012. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 16 West Street, DH6 5LS?

16 West Street, DH6 5LS has a recorded floor area of 86 m² (926 sq ft), around 43 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 40% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in DH6 5LS. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 16 West Street, DH6 5LS use?

The latest EPC at 16 West Street, DH6 5LS records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What planning history does 16 West Street, DH6 5LS have?

16 West Street, DH6 5LS has council approval for single-storey rear extension granted in December 2013 under ref. CE/13/01244/FPA. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What is the council tax band for 16 West Street, DH6 5LS?

16 West Street, DH6 5LS 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 16 West Street, DH6 5LS in?

16 West Street, DH6 5LS sits in Hett, Durham, Durham. It falls within the DH6 postcode district.

What is crime like near 16 West Street, DH6 5LS?

Police records around 16 West Street, DH6 5LS 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 16 West Street, DH6 5LS?

The closest primary school to 16 West Street, DH6 5LS is Tudhoe Colliery Primary School (1.6km), one of 3 primaries within walking distance.

What is the nearest station to 16 West Street, DH6 5LS?

The closest bus stop to 16 West Street, DH6 5LS is Village Green, 72m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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16 West Street, Hett, Durham, DH6 5LS

5 sales on record1 planning record

Property type

Mid terrace

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

86 m²

926 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 53

Council tax

Band A

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 16 West Street

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

16 West Street is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Hett, Durham, Durham (DH6 5LS). It has a recorded floor area of 86 m² (around 926 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (October 2012) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from October 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2013. Past consents include an extension and new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. Sold December 2020 for £155,000. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 83% of similar EPCs). Across 2000–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.6% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£167/sq ft) was about 30.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms2
Bathrooms1
Open-plan layoutYes

Outside

Private gardenYes

Building

RefurbishedYes

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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.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 31 Oct 2022

EPC Rating

E53

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

5.2 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 16 West Street, Hett, Durham, DH6 5LS, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

16 West Street has a listed-building consent on record — alterations to a listed property are tightly controlled.

Dec 2013
ExtensionFull
In report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Proposed demolition and rebuilding of single storey rear extension and alterations to elevations including replacement windows
ListedNew Windows
Documents
13 docs on file
Reference
CE/13/01244/FPA
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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.

Price for 16 West Street has grown more than fourfold since the 2000 starting point.

Current estimate

£168,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.6% per year over 20 years.

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Last sold (2020)

£155,000

Growth on file: 8.6% per year over 20 years.

Sales timeline

11 December 2020Most recent
£155,000
+3.3%over 1 year
24 October 2019
£150,000
+11.1%over 2 years
15 December 2016
£135,000
+159.6%over 3 years
31 July 2013
£52,000
+73.3%over 12 years
21 December 2000
£30,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in DH6 5LS: £120,000 (2024–2022).

Nearby sales in DH6 5LS

On the street

Versus other West Street homes

Four headline reads against 12 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

EPC Rating for 16 West Street lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£1,802

Street avg £1,644

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Floor Area

86 m²

Street avg 112 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

5.2 t/year

Street avg 5.5 t/year

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Comparables

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

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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

Village Green — bus stop.

Closest school

1.6 km

Tudhoe Colliery Primary School. 3 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

46.1dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for DH6 5LS

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

37.5dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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