18 Palm Road, West Cornforth, Ferryhill, DL17 9JP
About 18 Palm Road
18 Palm Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in West Cornforth, Ferryhill, Ferryhill (DL17 9JP). It has a recorded floor area of 104 m² (around 1119 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (December 2023) shows a C (score 71). When first surveyed in April 2013 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83). Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
Held since December 2006 — that's 19 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 104 m² the property is well over the postcode median (63 m² across 21 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2004. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2003–2006, sale prices on this property compounded at 32.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £129,000 is 31.6% above the 2006 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£88/sq ft) was about 17.9% 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
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- GarageSingle
Building
- Heating systemGas
- Previously extendedYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Planning history
18 Palm Road has an approved single-storey side extension on the planning record.
- Apr 2004ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
ERECTION OF SINGLE STOREY SIDE EXTENSION
- Reference
- 7/2004/0088/DM
What's in 18 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
18 Palm Road has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2003.
£129,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 32.8% per year over 4 years.
£98,000
Growth on file: 32.8% per year over 4 years.
Sales timeline
12 December 2006Most recent
£98,000
+170.3%over 3 years12 June 2003
£36,250
Median price across the last 5 sales in DL17 9JP: £71,000 (2025–2007).
Nearby sales in DL17 9JP
14 Palm Road, West Cornforth, Ferryhill, DL17 9JP
Sold Jul 2025
£129,95031 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
£71,00010 Palm Road, West Cornforth, Ferryhill, DL17 9JP
Sold Sept 2001
£12,000
Everything we know about 18 Palm Road, in one report
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Versus other Palm Road homes
On years held, 18 Palm Road stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£942
Street avg £938
Floor Area
104 m²
Street avg 67 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.0 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