5 Bede Grove, West Cornforth, Ferryhill, DL17 9LU
About 5 Bede Grove
5 Bede Grove is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in West Cornforth, Ferryhill, Ferryhill (DL17 9LU). It has a recorded floor area of 97 m² (around 1047 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (February 2010) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 69). The latest certificate is from February 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Untraded for 15 years, with the last transfer in March 2011. Across 1997–2011, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £148,000 sits 116.1% above the 2011 sale of £68,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£65/sq ft) was about 18% below the postcode norm. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 97 m² it's 24.7% larger than the typical home in the postcode (78 m² median across 5 EPCs).
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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
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
5 Bede Grove's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 10 Feb 2020
EPC Rating
Planning history
5 Bede Grove has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
- Nov 2005ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Two storey · Side of property
ERECTION OF TWO STOREY SIDE EXTENSION
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 7/2005/0724/DM
- Sept 2005ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Two storey · Side of property
ERECTION OF TWO STOREY EXTENSION TO THE SIDE
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 7/2005/0493/DM
What's in 5 Bede Grove, West Cornforth, Ferryhill, DL17 9LU's planning history?
1 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
5 Bede Grove has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1997.
£148,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 9.5% per year over 14 years.
£68,500
Growth on file: 9.5% per year over 14 years.
Sales timeline
18 March 2011Most recent
£68,500
+242.5%over 13 years7 August 1997
£20,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in DL17 9LU: £75,000 (2023–2003).
Nearby sales in DL17 9LU
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What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
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Versus other Bede Grove homes
5 Bede Grove outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
67 (D)
Street avg 75 (C)
Floor Area
97 m²
Street avg 68 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.1 t/year
Street avg 2.7 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
0.1 km
Balaclava — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 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
41.4dB