What type of property is 21 Babbacombe Drive, DL17 8DA?

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

What was the last sold price for 21 Babbacombe Drive, DL17 8DA?

21 Babbacombe Drive, DL17 8DA last sold for £110,000 in September 2021, around 5 years ago. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 21 Babbacombe Drive, DL17 8DA?

The current EPC rating for 21 Babbacombe Drive, DL17 8DA is D with a score of 66 out of 100, lodged in June 2020. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 21 Babbacombe Drive, DL17 8DA?

21 Babbacombe Drive, DL17 8DA has a recorded floor area of 73 m² (786 sq ft), around 24 m² per bedroom. Source: EPC Register.

How is 21 Babbacombe Drive, DL17 8DA heated?

The latest EPC at 21 Babbacombe Drive, DL17 8DA records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 21 Babbacombe Drive, DL17 8DA?

21 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 21 Babbacombe Drive, DL17 8DA located?

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

How safe is the area around 21 Babbacombe Drive, DL17 8DA?

Police records around 21 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 21 Babbacombe Drive, DL17 8DA?

The closest primary school to 21 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).

What transport links are near 21 Babbacombe Drive, DL17 8DA?

The closest bus stop to 21 Babbacombe Drive, DL17 8DA is Linden, 177m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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21 Babbacombe Drive, Ferryhill, DL17 8DA

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

73 m²

786 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 66

Council tax

Band B

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 21 Babbacombe Drive

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

21 Babbacombe Drive is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Ferryhill (DL17 8DA). It has a recorded floor area of 73 m² (around 786 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (June 2020) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump.

Today's modelled estimate of £144,000 is 30.9% above the 2021 sale price. Most recent transfer: September 2021 at £110,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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Valuation

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Risks

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Sold prices

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Trends

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Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms1

Outside

Private gardenRear
DrivewayYes

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

D66

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

3.3 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 21 Babbacombe Drive, Ferryhill, DL17 8DA, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

21 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.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£144,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2021)

£110,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

9 September 2021Most recent
£110,000

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.

21 Babbacombe Drive outperforms the street on co₂ emissions by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£1,507

Street avg £1,469

Above

Floor Area

73 m²

Street avg 77 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

3.3 t/year

Street avg 4.2 t/year

Strongly above

Comparables

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A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

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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

Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4

FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 21 Babbacombe Drive, Ferryhill, DL17 8DA. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.