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5 Bede Grove, West Cornforth, Ferryhill, DL17 9LU

3 planning records
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
4
Floor area
97 m²
1047 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 67
Council tax
Band B
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 5 Bede Grove

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

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

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms4
  • EnsuiteYes

Outside

  • Private gardenYes
  • GarageYes

Building

  • RefurbishedYes
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 10 Feb 2020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

A
B
C
D
D67
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
4.1 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 5 Bede Grove, West Cornforth, Ferryhill, DL17 9LU, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

5 Bede Grove has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.

  1. Nov 2005
    ExtensionFull
    In report

    Extension: Two storey · Side of property

    ERECTION OF TWO STOREY SIDE EXTENSION

    Documents
    4 docs on file
    Reference
    7/2005/0724/DM
    View planning record
  2. Sept 2005
    ExtensionFull
    In 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
    View planning record

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.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

5 Bede Grove has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1997.

Current estimate

£148,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 9.5% per year over 14 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2011)

£68,500

Growth on file: 9.5% per year over 14 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 18 March 2011Most recent

    £68,500

    +242.5%over 13 years
  2. 7 August 1997

    £20,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in DL17 9LU: £75,000 (2023–2003).

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On the street

Versus other Bede Grove homes

Four headline reads against 5 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

5 Bede Grove outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.

EPC Rating

67 (D)

Street avg 75 (C)

Below

Floor Area

97 m²

Street avg 68 m²

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

4.1 t/year

Street avg 2.7 t/year

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

Strongly above
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Ferryhill district page.

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.

Go deeper on the local area

The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around DL17 9LU from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for DL17 9LU

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

52.0dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for DL17 9LU

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

41.4dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 5 Bede Grove, West Cornforth, Ferryhill, DL17 9LU. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.