What kind of home is 18 Rookery Gardens, DL17 0LR?

18 Rookery Gardens, DL17 0LR is a 2-bedroom detached house, which has been extended.

What was the last sold price for 18 Rookery Gardens, DL17 0LR?

18 Rookery Gardens, DL17 0LR last sold for £245,000 in August 2022, around 4 years ago. Before that, it sold for £210,000 in November 2020, so prices have been rising over 2 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 18 Rookery Gardens, DL17 0LR?

Across 2 sales between November 2020 and August 2022, 18 Rookery Gardens, DL17 0LR rose from £210,000 to £245,000, a change of £35,000. That works out to roughly +9.2% per year compounded over 2 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 18 Rookery Gardens, DL17 0LR?

The current EPC rating for 18 Rookery Gardens, DL17 0LR is D with a score of 59 out of 100, lodged in July 2019. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 18 Rookery Gardens, DL17 0LR?

18 Rookery Gardens, DL17 0LR has a recorded floor area of 81 m² (872 sq ft), around 41 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 24% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in DL17 0LR. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 18 Rookery Gardens, DL17 0LR use?

The latest EPC at 18 Rookery Gardens, DL17 0LR records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Has 18 Rookery Gardens, DL17 0LR had any planning applications?

The most recent planning decision at 18 Rookery Gardens, DL17 0LR was a refusal for single-storey rear extension (ref. DM/22/00140/FPA) in February 2022. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What is the council tax band for 18 Rookery Gardens, DL17 0LR?

18 Rookery Gardens, DL17 0LR is in council tax band D.

Which area is 18 Rookery Gardens, DL17 0LR in?

18 Rookery Gardens, DL17 0LR sits in Rushyford, Ferryhill, Ferryhill. It falls within the DL17 postcode district.

What is crime like near 18 Rookery Gardens, DL17 0LR?

Police records around 18 Rookery Gardens, DL17 0LR show an average of 5 reported crimes per month over the last 9 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 61% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 18 Rookery Gardens, DL17 0LR?

The closest primary school to 18 Rookery Gardens, DL17 0LR is Chilton Academy (1.0km). The closest secondary is Woodham Academy (2.8km).

What transport links are near 18 Rookery Gardens, DL17 0LR?

The closest bus stop to 18 Rookery Gardens, DL17 0LR is Eden Arms, 269m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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18 Rookery Gardens, Rushyford, Ferryhill, DL17 0LR

1 planning record

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

81 m²

872 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 59

Council tax

Band D

Tenure

Freehold

Overview

About 18 Rookery Gardens

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

18 Rookery Gardens is a two-bedroom detached house in Rushyford, Ferryhill, Ferryhill (DL17 0LR). It has a recorded floor area of 81 m² (around 872 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (July 2019) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78). Other recorded features include a conservatory. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.

Across 2020–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £277,000 is 13.1% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£281/sq ft) was about 40.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 81 m² it's 25% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (108 m² median across 13 EPCs). One planning record on file: an extension refused in 2022. Sold August 2022 for £245,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms2
Bathrooms1
Dining roomYes
CloakroomYes
ConservatoryYes

Outside

Private gardenRear
GarageDetached

Building

TenureFreehold
Previously extendedYes
RefurbishedYes

Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

EPC Rating

D59

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

4.9 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 18 Rookery Gardens, Rushyford, Ferryhill, DL17 0LR, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

A a garage conversion application was refused at 18 Rookery Gardens in 2022.

Feb 2022
Garage ConversionFull
In report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension and conversion of garage to create kitchen/dining room with pitched roof
Extension
Documents
6 docs on file
Reference
DM/22/00140/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.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£277,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 9.2% per year over 2 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£245,000

Growth on file: 9.2% per year over 2 years.

Sales timeline

25 August 2022Most recent
£245,000
+16.7%over 1 year
24 November 2020
£210,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in DL17 0LR: £250,000 (2020–2019).

Nearby sales in DL17 0LR

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On the street

Versus other Rookery Gardens homes

Four headline reads against 13 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On price per m², 18 Rookery Gardens stands well clear of the street.

Price per m²

£3,025

Street avg £2,186

Strongly above

Floor Area

81 m²

Street avg 108 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

4.9 t/year

Street avg 4.8 t/year

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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 Ferryhill district page.

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Crime

5/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.3 km

Eden Arms — bus stop.

Closest school

1.0 km

Chilton Academy. 2 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

55.3dB

Moderate

Night-time road noise heatmap for DL17 0LR

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

46.5dB

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