14 Palm Road, West Cornforth, Ferryhill, DL17 9JP
About 14 Palm Road
14 Palm Road is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in West Cornforth, Ferryhill, Ferryhill (DL17 9JP). It has a recorded floor area of 105 m² (around 1130 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (May 2025) shows a C (score 73). When first surveyed in September 2010 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 86). Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
At 105 m² the property is well over the postcode median (63 m² across 21 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It changed hands recently, sold July 2025 for £129,950. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2017. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2011–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £149,000 is 14.7% above the 2025 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£115/sq ft) was about 57% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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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
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms1
- Utility roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- StudyYes
Outside
- Private gardenSouth-west-facing
- ParkingOff street
Building
- Previously extendedYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water system upgraded
Window efficiency improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
- Dec 2017PorchFullIn report
Extension: Two storey · Side of property
Two storey side extension and porch to front
- Agent
- C Donkin
Extension- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- DM/17/03636/FPA
What's in 14 Palm Road, West Cornforth, Ferryhill, DL17 9JP's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 14 Palm Road was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£149,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.5% per year over 14 years.
£129,950
Growth on file: 3.5% per year over 14 years.
Sales timeline
13 July 2025Most recent
£129,950
+63.5%over 14 years11 February 2011
£79,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in DL17 9JP: £70,000 (2025–2006).
Nearby sales in DL17 9JP
31 Palm Road, West Cornforth, Ferryhill, DL17 9JP
Sold Mar 2025
£53,0007 Palm Road, West Cornforth, Ferryhill, DL17 9JP
Sold Jan 2024
£64,00043 Palm Road, West Cornforth, Ferryhill, DL17 9JP
Sold Sept 2007
£71,00018 Palm Road, West Cornforth, Ferryhill, DL17 9JP
Sold Dec 2006
£98,00010 Palm Road, West Cornforth, Ferryhill, DL17 9JP
Sold Sept 2001
£12,000
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Versus other Palm Road homes
14 Palm Road outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,238
Street avg £840
Floor Area
105 m²
Street avg 67 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.7 t/year
Street avg 3.0 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
5/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Balaclava — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
West Cornforth Primary School. 4 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.7dB