What type of property is 12 Babbacombe Drive, DL17 8DA?

12 Babbacombe Drive, DL17 8DA is a 3-bedroom semi-detached house.

What did 12 Babbacombe Drive, DL17 8DA sell for?

12 Babbacombe Drive, DL17 8DA last sold for £100,000 in April 2022, around 4 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £105,000 in January 2005. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of 12 Babbacombe Drive, DL17 8DA changed over time?

Across 3 sales between January 2005 and April 2022, 12 Babbacombe Drive, DL17 8DA fell from £105,000 to £100,000, a change of £5,000. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 12 Babbacombe Drive, DL17 8DA?

The current EPC rating for 12 Babbacombe Drive, DL17 8DA is D with a score of 64 out of 100, lodged in July 2021. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 12 Babbacombe Drive, DL17 8DA?

12 Babbacombe Drive, DL17 8DA has a recorded floor area of 74 m² (797 sq ft), around 25 m² per bedroom. Source: EPC Register.

How is 12 Babbacombe Drive, DL17 8DA heated?

The latest EPC at 12 Babbacombe Drive, DL17 8DA records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 12 Babbacombe Drive, DL17 8DA?

12 Babbacombe Drive, DL17 8DA is in council tax band B. That sits at the lower end of the A-H ladder, typically reflecting smaller floor areas or lower 1991 valuations.

Where is 12 Babbacombe Drive, DL17 8DA located?

12 Babbacombe Drive, DL17 8DA sits in Ferryhill. It falls within the DL17 postcode district.

Is 12 Babbacombe Drive, DL17 8DA in a safe area?

Police records around 12 Babbacombe Drive, DL17 8DA 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.

Which schools serve 12 Babbacombe Drive, DL17 8DA?

The closest primary school to 12 Babbacombe Drive, DL17 8DA is Cleves Cross Primary and Nursery School Academy (861m), one of 6 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Ferryhill School (2.6km).

How well connected is 12 Babbacombe Drive, DL17 8DA?

The closest bus stop to 12 Babbacombe Drive, DL17 8DA is Linden, 177m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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12 Babbacombe Drive, Ferryhill, DL17 8DA

3 sales on record

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

74 m²

797 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 64

Council tax

Band B

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 12 Babbacombe Drive

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

12 Babbacombe Drive is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Ferryhill (DL17 8DA). It has a recorded floor area of 74 m² (around 797 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (July 2021) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 2-band jump.

Today's modelled estimate of £142,000 is 42% above the 2022 sale price. Most recent transfer: April 2022 at £100,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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Risks

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Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms1

Outside

Private gardenYes
GarageYes

Building

Heating systemGas
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.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Rating

D64

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

3.9 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 12 Babbacombe Drive, Ferryhill, DL17 8DA, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

12 Babbacombe Drive has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

1applications of note in the surrounding area

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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.

12 Babbacombe Drive's sale-price growth has lagged the wider UK trajectory across its history on file.

Current estimate

£142,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -0.3% per year over 17 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£100,000

Growth on file: -0.3% per year over 17 years.

Sales timeline

24 April 2022Most recent
£100,000
-25.9%over 15 years
10 April 2007
£135,000
+28.6%over 2 years
7 January 2005
£105,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in DL17 8DA: £140,000 (2025–2021).

Nearby sales in DL17 8DA

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On the street

Versus other Babbacombe Drive homes

Four headline reads against 15 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On years held, 12 Babbacombe Drive runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£1,351

Street avg £1,481

Below

Floor Area

74 m²

Street avg 77 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

3.9 t/year

Street avg 4.1 t/year

On par

Comparables

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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.

Full Ferryhill report

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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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around DL17 8DA from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

46.2dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for DL17 8DA

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

36.8dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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