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5 West Street, Hett, Durham, DH6 5LS

Property type
End terrace
Habitable rooms
6
From EPC
Floor area
173 m²
1862 sq ft
Energy rating
F
Score 36
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 5 West Street

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

5 West Street is an end-of-terrace house in Hett, Durham, Durham (DH6 5LS). It has a recorded floor area of 173 m² (around 1862 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (November 2021) shows an F (score 36), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.

At 173 m² the property is well over the postcode median (82 m² across 12 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement.

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Everything you need to know about 5 West Street

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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.

5 West Street sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
F
F36
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
13.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

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

5 West Street 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 5 West Street

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.

5 West Street has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.

Current estimate

£324,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

See how we calculated this

No sales recorded with HM Land Registry

That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.

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

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.

On epc rating, 5 West Street runs well behind the street norm.

EPC Rating

36 (F)

Street avg 62 (D)

Strongly below

Floor Area

173 m²

Street avg 105 m²

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

13.0 t/year

Street avg 4.8 t/year

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Above
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 5 West Street

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.
£333k

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3 bed2 bath
£270k

1 Cranson Close, Bowburn

DH6 5AP

£260k

1 Carey Close, Bowburn

DH6 5EX

4 bed2 bath
£234k

1 Carlin Close, Bowburn

DH6 5FA

£511k

1 East Farm, Thinford

DH6 5JX

£204k

1 Charlton Court, Bowburn

DH6 5FB

3 bed2 bath
£149k

1 Bell Avenue, Bowburn

DH6 5PE

£149k

1 Durham Road West, Bowburn

DH6 5AU

3 bed
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.

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 5LS from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for DH6 5LS

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
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 5 West Street, Hett, Durham, DH6 5LS. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.