11 Babbacombe Drive, Ferryhill, DL17 8DA
About 11 Babbacombe Drive
11 Babbacombe Drive is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Ferryhill (DL17 8DA). It has a recorded floor area of 85 m² (around 915 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band B. Tenure is freehold. The property has solar panels on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history. The latest certificate (September 2024) shows a C (score 72). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 86).
It changed hands recently, sold March 2025 for £150,000. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2010. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 85 m² it's 16.4% larger than the typical home in the postcode (73 m² median across 15 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 80% of similar EPCs). Across 2005–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 1.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £172,000 is 14.7% above the 2025 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£164/sq ft) was about 30.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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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
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
Building
- TenureFreehold
- Solar panelsYes
- Previously extendedYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
11 Babbacombe Drive has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- Apr 2010ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
ERECTION OF SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION TO THE REAR
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- 7/2010/0014/DM
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 11 Babbacombe Drive was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£172,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 1.8% per year over 20 years.
£150,000
Growth on file: 1.8% per year over 20 years.
Sales timeline
21 March 2025Most recent
£150,000
+42.9%over 19 years7 July 2005
£105,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in DL17 8DA: £115,000 (2024–2021).
Nearby sales in DL17 8DA
4 Babbacombe Drive, Ferryhill, DL17 8DA
Sold Jun 2024
£145,60012 Babbacombe Drive, Ferryhill, DL17 8DA
Sold Apr 2022
£100,00010 Babbacombe Drive, Ferryhill, DL17 8DA
Sold Mar 2022
£115,00021 Babbacombe Drive, Ferryhill, DL17 8DA
Sold Sept 2021
£110,00015 Babbacombe Drive, Ferryhill, DL17 8DA
Sold May 2021
£140,000
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What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby
Versus other Babbacombe Drive homes
11 Babbacombe Drive is notably below the street on years held.
Price per m²
£1,765
Street avg £1,449
Floor Area
85 m²
Street avg 76 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.2 t/year
Street avg 4.2 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
0.2 km
Linden — bus stop.
Closest school
0.9 km
Cleves Cross Primary and Nursery School Academy. 7 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.8dB