20 Rookery Gardens, Rushyford, Ferryhill, DL17 0LR
About 20 Rookery Gardens
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
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
Energy performance
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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 09 Jul 2019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
Planning history
20 Rookery Gardens has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- Oct 2012ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION TO REAR
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 7/2012/0309/DM
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
£267,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 1.3% per year over 8 years.
£184,000
Growth on file: 1.3% per year over 8 years.
Sales timeline
13 August 2013Most recent
£184,000
+10.7%over 7 years15 September 2005
£166,200
Median price across the last 5 sales in DL17 0LR: £245,000 (2022–2020).
Nearby sales in DL17 0LR
18 Rookery Gardens, Rushyford, Ferryhill, DL17 0LR
Sold Aug 2022
£245,00025 Rookery Gardens, Rushyford, Ferryhill, DL17 0LR
Sold Dec 2020
£230,00016 Rookery Gardens, Rushyford, Ferryhill, DL17 0LR
Sold Oct 2020
£250,0005 Rookery Gardens, Rushyford, Ferryhill, DL17 0LR
Sold Oct 2020
£280,0009 Rookery Gardens, Rushyford, Ferryhill, DL17 0LR
Sold May 2019
£280,000
Everything we know about 20 Rookery 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 Rookery Gardens homes
On floor area, 20 Rookery Gardens runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,490
Street avg £2,245
Floor Area
74 m²
Street avg 109 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.1 t/year
Street avg 5.0 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
55.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
46.5dB