5 Croft Gardens, Ferryhill, DL17 0AR
About 5 Croft Gardens
5 Croft Gardens is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Ferryhill (DL17 0AR). It has a recorded floor area of 79 m² (around 850 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (November 2022) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 3-band jump. Other recorded features include outbuildings.
Untraded for 30 years, with the last transfer in July 1996. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £114,000 sits 230.4% above the 1996 sale of £34,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£41/sq ft) was about 23.2% below the postcode norm. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 89% of similar EPCs).
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- OutbuildingsYes
Building
- TenureFreehold
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
5 Croft Gardens has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 5 Croft Gardens
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
5 Croft Gardens's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (1996).
£114,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£34,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
18 July 1996Most recent
£34,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in DL17 0AR: £50,000 (2025–2024).
Nearby sales in DL17 0AR
Everything we know about 5 Croft Gardens, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby
Versus other Croft Gardens homes
Price per m² for 5 Croft Gardens lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£437
Street avg £702
Floor Area
79 m²
Street avg 85 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.6 t/year
Street avg 4.2 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
0.0 km
Eldon Arms — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
Ferryhill Station Primary School. 8 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
45.7dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.6dB