5 Church Lane, Ferryhill, DL17 8LP
About 5 Church Lane
5 Church Lane is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Ferryhill (DL17 8LP). It has a recorded floor area of 93 m² (around 1001 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band B. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (June 2018) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include outbuildings. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 82% of similar EPCs). Across 2020–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 10% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£160/sq ft) was about 140.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: July 2024 at £160,000.
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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
Outside
- Private gardenFront and rear
- ParkingOff street
- OutbuildingsYes
Building
- TenureFreehold
- Previously extendedYes
Energy performance
5 Church Lane's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
5 Church Lane 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
5 Church Lane valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£161,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 10.0% per year over 4 years.
£160,000
Growth on file: 10.0% per year over 4 years.
Sales timeline
18 July 2024Most recent
£160,000
+52.4%over 4 years11 February 2020
£105,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in DL17 8LP: £71,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in DL17 8LP
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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 Church Lane homes
Price per m² for 5 Church Lane runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,720
Street avg £857
Floor Area
93 m²
Street avg 91 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.0 t/year
Street avg 5.3 t/year
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Crime
5/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
Chestnut Avenue — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Broom Cottages Primary & Nursery School. 7 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.1dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.0dB