What type of property is 16 High Road, DL17 9BB?

16 High Road, DL17 9BB is a 2-bedroom semi-detached house.

What did 16 High Road, DL17 9BB sell for?

16 High Road, DL17 9BB last sold for £145,000 in July 2021, around 5 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £89,950 in December 2002. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 16 High Road, DL17 9BB?

Across 3 sales between December 2002 and July 2021, 16 High Road, DL17 9BB rose from £89,950 to £145,000, a change of £55,050. That works out to roughly +2.6% per year compounded over 19 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 16 High Road, DL17 9BB?

The current EPC rating for 16 High Road, DL17 9BB is D with a score of 55 out of 100, lodged in March 2021. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 16 High Road, DL17 9BB?

16 High Road, DL17 9BB has a recorded floor area of 92 m² (990 sq ft), around 46 m² per bedroom. Source: EPC Register.

How is 16 High Road, DL17 9BB heated?

The latest EPC at 16 High Road, DL17 9BB records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 16 High Road, DL17 9BB?

16 High Road, DL17 9BB 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 16 High Road, DL17 9BB located?

16 High Road, DL17 9BB sits in Bishop Middleham, Ferryhill, Ferryhill. It falls within the DL17 postcode district.

How safe is the area around 16 High Road, DL17 9BB?

Police records around 16 High Road, DL17 9BB 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 16 High Road, DL17 9BB?

The closest primary school to 16 High Road, DL17 9BB is St Michael's Church of England Primary School (448m), one of 2 primaries within walking distance.

How well connected is 16 High Road, DL17 9BB?

The closest bus stop to 16 High Road, DL17 9BB is Stoneybeck, 48m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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16 High Road, Bishop Middleham, Ferryhill, DL17 9BB

3 sales on record

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

92 m²

990 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 55

Council tax

Band B

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 16 High Road

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

16 High Road is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Bishop Middleham, Ferryhill, Ferryhill (DL17 9BB). It has a recorded floor area of 92 m² (around 990 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (March 2021) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump.

Across 2002–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.6% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£146/sq ft) was about 71.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £145,000 in July 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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Valuation

against the asking price

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

Bedrooms2
Bathrooms1

Outside

Private gardenYes
GarageYes

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

D55

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 16 High Road, Bishop Middleham, Ferryhill, DL17 9BB, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

16 High Road 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.

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

Current estimate

£158,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.6% per year over 19 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£145,000

Growth on file: 2.6% per year over 19 years.

Sales timeline

29 July 2021Most recent
£145,000
-14.2%over 13 years
6 December 2007
£169,000
+87.9%over 4 years
18 December 2002
£89,950

Median price across the last 5 sales in DL17 9BB: £115,000 (2025–2023).

Nearby sales in DL17 9BB

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On the street

Versus other High Road homes

Four headline reads against 18 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Price per m²

£1,576

Street avg £1,286

Above

Floor Area

92 m²

Street avg 97 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

5.9 t/year

Street avg 5.8 t/year

On par

Comparables

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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 9BB from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

48.5dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for DL17 9BB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.8dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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