What type of property is 5 Insula Cottages, DL17 9AY?

5 Insula Cottages, DL17 9AY is a 3-bedroom semi-detached house.

What was the last sold price for 5 Insula Cottages, DL17 9AY?

5 Insula Cottages, DL17 9AY last sold for £100,000 in August 2016, around 10 years ago. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 5 Insula Cottages, DL17 9AY?

The current EPC rating for 5 Insula Cottages, DL17 9AY is E with a score of 49 out of 100, lodged in April 2016. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 5 Insula Cottages, DL17 9AY?

5 Insula Cottages, DL17 9AY has a recorded floor area of 74 m² (797 sq ft), around 25 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 16% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in DL17 9AY. Source: EPC Register.

How is 5 Insula Cottages, DL17 9AY heated?

The latest EPC at 5 Insula Cottages, DL17 9AY records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 5 Insula Cottages, DL17 9AY?

5 Insula Cottages, DL17 9AY 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 5 Insula Cottages, DL17 9AY located?

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

Is 5 Insula Cottages, DL17 9AY in a safe area?

Police records around 5 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 5 Insula Cottages, DL17 9AY?

The closest primary school to 5 Insula Cottages, DL17 9AY is St Michael's Church of England Primary School (413m), one of 2 primaries within walking distance.

How well connected is 5 Insula Cottages, DL17 9AY?

The closest bus stop to 5 Insula Cottages, DL17 9AY is Stoneybeck, 17m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

74 m²

797 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 49

Council tax

Band B

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 5 Insula Cottages

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

5 Insula Cottages is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Bishop Middleham, Ferryhill, Ferryhill (DL17 9AY). It has a recorded floor area of 74 m² (around 797 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (April 2016) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from April 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 74 m² it's 16.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (89 m² median across 12 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 83% of similar EPCs). Last sold in August 2016, so it's been off the market for around 10 years. Today's modelled estimate of £141,000 is 41% above the 2016 sale price.

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Valuation

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Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

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

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 Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 05 Apr 2026

EPC Rating

E49

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Very Poor

CO2 Emissions

5.5 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 5 Insula Cottages, Bishop Middleham, Ferryhill, DL17 9AY, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

5 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.

5 Insula Cottages valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£141,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2016)

£100,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

25 August 2016Most recent
£100,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in DL17 9AY: £150,000 (2025–2023).

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 floor area, 5 Insula Cottages runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£1,351

Street avg £1,414

Below

Floor Area

74 m²

Street avg 95 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

5.5 t/year

Street avg 4.9 t/year

Below

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

0.0 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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