23 Stoneybeck, Bishop Middleham, Ferryhill, DL17 9BL
About 23 Stoneybeck
23 Stoneybeck is a four-bedroom detached house in Bishop Middleham, Ferryhill, Ferryhill (DL17 9BL). It has a recorded floor area of 158 m² (around 1701 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (February 2015) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78). The latest certificate is from February 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
Untraded for 28 years, with the last transfer in January 1998. Across 1996–1998, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £281,000 sits 228.7% above the 1998 sale of £85,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£50/sq ft) was about 63.9% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 158 m² it's 21.5% larger than the typical home in the postcode (130 m² median across 25 EPCs).
Know exactly what you're buying at 23 Stoneybeck
Before you offer, see what the listing won't tell you, the true value, the red flags and the full history.
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenSouth-facing
- GarageYes
- Cul-de-sacYes
Building
- Previously extendedYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
23 Stoneybeck's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 03 Feb 2025
EPC Rating
Planning history
Multiple extension applications run across more than a decade of planning history at 23 Stoneybeck.
- Apr 2018ExtensionFullIn report
Two and single storey extensions
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- DM/18/00531/FPA
- Nov 2006ConservatoryFullIn report
Extension: Rear of property
ERECTION OF CONSERVATORY TO THE REAR
Extension- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 7/2006/0679/DM
What's in 23 Stoneybeck, Bishop Middleham, Ferryhill, DL17 9BL's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
23 Stoneybeck's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (1996).
£281,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.1% per year over 1 year.
£85,500
Growth on file: 7.1% per year over 1 year.
Sales timeline
8 January 1998Most recent
£85,500
+9.6%over 1 year5 September 1996
£78,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in DL17 9BL: £235,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in DL17 9BL
14 Stoneybeck, Bishop Middleham, Ferryhill, DL17 9BL
Sold Feb 2025
£285,00024 Stoneybeck, Bishop Middleham, Ferryhill, DL17 9BL
Sold Dec 2024
£286,50016 Stoneybeck, Bishop Middleham, Ferryhill, DL17 9BL
Sold Nov 2024
£235,00028 Stoneybeck, Bishop Middleham, Ferryhill, DL17 9BL
Sold Sept 2023
£120,00032 Stoneybeck, Bishop Middleham, Ferryhill, DL17 9BL
Sold Sept 2022
£179,995
Everything we know about 23 Stoneybeck, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
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- Will it hold its value?

Versus other Stoneybeck homes
Price per m² for 23 Stoneybeck lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£541
Street avg £1,627
Floor Area
158 m²
Street avg 119 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.4 t/year
Street avg 5.3 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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
Cross Keys — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
St Michael's Church of England Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.9dB