26 Maple Grove, West Cornforth, Ferryhill, DL17 9EN
About 26 Maple Grove
26 Maple Grove is a three-bedroom detached house in West Cornforth, Ferryhill, Ferryhill (DL17 9EN). It has a recorded floor area of 86 m² (around 926 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (May 2012) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from May 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Period features are noted in the property record. The home occupies a corner plot and a cul-de-sac position.
At 86 m² the property is well over the postcode median (57 m² across 29 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 90% of similar EPCs). Across 2005–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £128,000 sits 63.1% above the 2014 sale of £78,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£85/sq ft) was about 30.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2006. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On the market in August 2014 and unlisted since — roughly 12 years.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- GarageYes
- Corner plotYes
- Cul-de-sacYes
Building
- Heating systemGas
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 29 May 2022
EPC Rating
Planning history
26 Maple Grove has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- May 2006ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
ERECTION OF SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 7/2006/0167/DM
What's in 26 Maple Grove, West Cornforth, Ferryhill, DL17 9EN's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
26 Maple Grove's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (2005).
£128,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.8% per year over 9 years.
£78,500
Growth on file: 7.8% per year over 9 years.
Sales timeline
11 August 2014Most recent
£78,500
+98.7%over 9 years3 July 2005
£39,500
Median price across the last 4 sales in DL17 9EN: £50,000 (2025–2005).
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Versus other Maple Grove homes
Floor Area for 26 Maple Grove runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
EPC Rating
64 (D)
Street avg 78 (C)
Floor Area
86 m²
Street avg 57 m²
CO₂ Emissions
3.7 t/year
Street avg 2.1 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
5/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Villas — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
West Cornforth Primary School. 5 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.3dB