5 Broadoaks, Bishop Middleham, Ferryhill, DL17 9BW

5 Broadoaks is a five-bedroom detached house in Bishop Middleham, Ferryhill, Ferryhill (DL17 9BW). It has a recorded floor area of 173 m² (around 1862 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (April 2017) shows a C (score 74). When first surveyed in December 2015 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average and lighting dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 84). Main heating runs on oil. The property has solar panels on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal.

It changed hands recently, sold July 2025 for £460,000. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2000. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 173 m² it's 22.7% larger than the typical home in the postcode (141 m² median across 9 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 89% of similar EPCs). 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Across 2018–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 1.9% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£247/sq ft) was about 72.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode.