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20 Rookery Gardens, Rushyford, Ferryhill, DL17 0LR

1 planning record
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
2
Floor area
74 m²
795 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 65
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 20 Rookery Gardens

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

20 Rookery Gardens is a two-bedroom detached house in Rushyford, Ferryhill, Ferryhill (DL17 0LR). It has a recorded floor area of 74 m² (around 795 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (July 2009) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 70). The latest certificate is from July 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 74 m² it sits well below the postcode median (108 m² across 13 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2012. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2005–2013, sale prices on this property compounded at 1.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £267,000 is 45.1% above the 2013 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£231/sq ft) was about 15.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sold in August 2013, so it's been off the market for around 13 years.

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Valuation

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Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms2
Energy

Energy performance

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

20 Rookery Gardens's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 09 Jul 2019

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D65
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
3.1 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 20 Rookery Gardens, Rushyford, Ferryhill, DL17 0LR, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

20 Rookery Gardens has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.

  1. Oct 2012
    ExtensionFull
    In report

    Extension: Single storey · Rear of property

    SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION TO REAR

    Documents
    7 docs on file
    Reference
    7/2012/0309/DM
    View planning record
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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.
Current estimate

£267,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 1.3% per year over 8 years.

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Last sold (2013)

£184,000

Growth on file: 1.3% per year over 8 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 13 August 2013Most recent

    £184,000

    +10.7%over 7 years
  2. 15 September 2005

    £166,200

Median price across the last 5 sales in DL17 0LR: £245,000 (2022–2020).

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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 floor area, 20 Rookery Gardens runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£2,490

Street avg £2,245

Above

Floor Area

74 m²

Street avg 109 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

3.1 t/year

Street avg 5.0 t/year

Strongly above
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.

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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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 DL17 0LR from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for DL17 0LR

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

55.3dB

Moderate
Night-time road noise heatmap for DL17 0LR

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

46.5dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

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