20 Babbacombe Drive, Ferryhill, DL17 8DA
About 20 Babbacombe Drive
20 Babbacombe Drive is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Ferryhill (DL17 8DA). It has a recorded floor area of 97 m² (around 1045 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (April 2009) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77). The latest certificate is from April 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Untraded for 17 years, with the last transfer in November 2009. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. At 97 m² the property is well over the postcode median (73 m² across 15 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2001–2009, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £134,000 is 21.8% above the 2009 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£105/sq ft) was about 20.1% below the postcode norm.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
Building
- Heating systemGas
Energy performance
20 Babbacombe Drive'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 21 Apr 2019
EPC Rating
Planning history
20 Babbacombe Drive has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 20 Babbacombe Drive
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 2001.
£134,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 9.7% per year over 8 years.
£110,000
Growth on file: 9.7% per year over 8 years.
Sales timeline
20 November 2009Most recent
£110,000
-8.3%17 June 2009
£120,000
+137.6%over 8 years14 June 2001
£50,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in DL17 8DA: £115,000 (2025–2021).
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£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
£110,000
Everything we know about 20 Babbacombe Drive, 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 Babbacombe Drive homes
20 Babbacombe Drive outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,133
Street avg £1,498
Floor Area
97 m²
Street avg 75 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.9 t/year
Street avg 4.1 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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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.8dB