What type of property is 1 Insula Cottages, DL17 9AY?

1 Insula Cottages, DL17 9AY is a 3-bedroom end-of-terrace house.

What was the last sold price for 1 Insula Cottages, DL17 9AY?

1 Insula Cottages, DL17 9AY last sold for £107,500 in June 2024, around 2 years ago. Land Registry has 4 sales on record going back to £46,500 in August 2001. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 1 Insula Cottages, DL17 9AY?

Across 4 sales between August 2001 and June 2024, 1 Insula Cottages, DL17 9AY rose from £46,500 to £107,500, a change of £61,000. That works out to roughly +3.7% per year compounded over 23 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 1 Insula Cottages, DL17 9AY?

The current EPC rating for 1 Insula Cottages, DL17 9AY is E with a score of 47 out of 100, lodged in October 2016. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 1 Insula Cottages, DL17 9AY?

1 Insula Cottages, DL17 9AY has a recorded floor area of 78 m² (840 sq ft), around 26 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 11% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in DL17 9AY. Source: EPC Register.

How is 1 Insula Cottages, DL17 9AY heated?

The latest EPC at 1 Insula Cottages, DL17 9AY records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 1 Insula Cottages, DL17 9AY?

1 Insula Cottages, DL17 9AY is in council tax band A. That sits at the lower end of the A-H ladder, typically reflecting smaller floor areas or lower 1991 valuations.

Where is 1 Insula Cottages, DL17 9AY located?

1 Insula Cottages, DL17 9AY sits in Bishop Middleham, Ferryhill, Ferryhill. It falls within the DL17 postcode district.

Is 1 Insula Cottages, DL17 9AY in a safe area?

Police records around 1 Insula Cottages, DL17 9AY 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 1 Insula Cottages, DL17 9AY?

The closest primary school to 1 Insula Cottages, DL17 9AY is St Michael's Church of England Primary School (413m), one of 2 primaries within walking distance.

What is the nearest station to 1 Insula Cottages, DL17 9AY?

The closest bus stop to 1 Insula Cottages, DL17 9AY is Stoneybeck, 17m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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1 Insula Cottages, Bishop Middleham, Ferryhill, DL17 9AY

4 sales on record

Property type

End terrace

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

78 m²

840 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 47

Council tax

Band A

Tenure

Freehold

Overview

About 1 Insula Cottages

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

1 Insula Cottages is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Bishop Middleham, Ferryhill, Ferryhill (DL17 9AY). It has a recorded floor area of 78 m² (around 840 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (October 2016) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 3-band jump. Other recorded features include a loft.

Most recent transfer: June 2024 at £107,500. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 83% of similar EPCs). Across 2001–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £130,000 is 20.9% above the 2024 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£128/sq ft) was about 17.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

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Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

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Trends

the local market

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms1
Dining roomYes
LoftYes

Outside

Private gardenSouth-west-facing
ParkingOff road

Building

TenureFreehold
Central heatingYes
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

E47

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

5.9 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 1 Insula Cottages, Bishop Middleham, Ferryhill, DL17 9AY, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 Insula Cottages has no planning applications on record.

The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

1 Insula Cottages has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2001.

Current estimate

£130,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.7% per year over 23 years.

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Last sold (2024)

£107,500

Growth on file: 3.7% per year over 23 years.

Sales timeline

13 June 2024Most recent
£107,500
+2.4%over 18 years
2 December 2005
£105,000
+14.1%over 12 months
3 December 2004
£92,000
+97.8%over 3 years
30 August 2001
£46,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in DL17 9AY: £168,000 (2025–2022).

Nearby sales in DL17 9AY

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On the street

Versus other Insula Cottages homes

Four headline reads against 12 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On epc rating, 1 Insula Cottages runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£1,378

Street avg £1,411

On par

Floor Area

78 m²

Street avg 95 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

5.9 t/year

Street avg 4.9 t/year

Strongly below

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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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

0.0 km

Stoneybeck — bus stop.

Closest school

0.4 km

St Michael's Church of England Primary School. 2 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around DL17 9AY from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

48.1dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for DL17 9AY

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.4dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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