1 Wood Cottages, Windlestone Park, Windlestone, Ferryhill, DL17 0LX
About 1 Wood Cottages
1 Wood Cottages is a semi-detached house in Windlestone, Ferryhill, Ferryhill (DL17 0LX). It has a recorded floor area of 104 m² (around 1119 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (January 2017) shows an E (score 43), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in May 2016 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 96), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
Held since November 2003 — that's 23 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Today's modelled estimate of £184,000 sits 234.5% above the 2003 sale of £55,000.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
1 Wood Cottages's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Changed to a more efficient fuel source
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
Planning history
1 Wood Cottages has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
1 Wood Cottages's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (2003).
£184,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£55,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
14 November 2003Most recent
£55,000
Median price across the last 2 sales in DL17 0LX: £102,500 (2020–2020).
Nearby sales in DL17 0LX
Everything we know about 1 Wood Cottages, 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
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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
0.1 km
Lodge — bus stop.
Closest school
2.2 km
Chilton Academy. 4 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.1dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.3dB