21 Ash Terrace, West Cornforth, Ferryhill, DL17 9NL
About 21 Ash Terrace
21 Ash Terrace is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in West Cornforth, Ferryhill, Ferryhill (DL17 9NL). It has a recorded floor area of 79 m² (around 850 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (February 2016) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from February 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Untraded for 31 years, with the last transfer in May 1995. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 79 m² the property is well over the postcode median (52 m² across 23 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £117,000 sits 1571.4% above the 1995 sale of £7,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£8/sq ft) was about 90.4% below the postcode norm.
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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
Outside
- Private gardenYes
Building
- Heating systemGas
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
21 Ash Terrace sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 01 Mar 2026
EPC Rating
Planning history
21 Ash Terrace has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
21 Ash Terrace's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1995).
£117,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£7,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
8 May 1995Most recent
£7,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in DL17 9NL: £70,000 (2025–2024).
Nearby sales in DL17 9NL
7 Ash Terrace, West Cornforth, Ferryhill, DL17 9NL
Sold Jan 2025
£104,49919 Ash Terrace, West Cornforth, Ferryhill, DL17 9NL
Sold Oct 2024
£46,00017 Ash Terrace, West Cornforth, Ferryhill, DL17 9NL
Sold Oct 2024
£46,00015 Ash Terrace, West Cornforth, Ferryhill, DL17 9NL
Sold Oct 2024
£98,00011 Ash Terrace, West Cornforth, Ferryhill, DL17 9NL
Sold Oct 2024
£104,000
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Versus other Ash Terrace homes
21 Ash Terrace is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£89
Street avg £1,381
Floor Area
79 m²
Street avg 65 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.0 t/year
Street avg 3.2 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
Laburnum Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
West Cornforth Primary School. 5 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.5dB