20 Surtees Terrace, Ferryhill, DL17 0DN
About 20 Surtees Terrace
20 Surtees Terrace is a mid-terrace house in Ferryhill (DL17 0DN). It has a recorded floor area of 79 m² (around 850 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (May 2021) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump.
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2024. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs). Across 2003–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 11.3% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£209/sq ft) was about 404% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: November 2022 at £177,500. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
20 Surtees Terrace's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Mar 2024ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Construction of first floor bay window to front, dormer to rear, creation of large opening to first floor incorporating juliet balcony to rear and single storey extension to rear (part-retrospective)
- Agent
- John Taylor Architects Limited
Retrospective- Documents
- 12 docs on file
- Reference
- DM/23/03154/FPA
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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.
- Larger development activity nearby
- Recent ownership pattern worth a look
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 20 Surtees Terrace was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£174,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 11.3% per year over 19 years.
£177,500
Growth on file: 11.3% per year over 19 years.
Sales timeline
9 November 2022Most recent
£177,500
+355.1%over 12 months12 November 2021
£39,000
+73.3%over 18 years24 July 2003
£22,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in DL17 0DN: £55,000 (2024–2023).
Nearby sales in DL17 0DN
Everything we know about 20 Surtees Terrace, 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
- Recent ownership pattern worth a look
Versus other Surtees Terrace homes
Price per m² for 20 Surtees Terrace runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,247
Street avg £462
Floor Area
79 m²
Street avg 84 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.5 t/year
Street avg 4.8 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
Cochrane Terrace — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Ferryhill Station Primary School. 6 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
45.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.4dB