17 Linden Road, West Cornforth, Ferryhill, DL17 9NR
About 17 Linden Road
17 Linden Road is a semi-detached house in West Cornforth, Ferryhill, Ferryhill (DL17 9NR). It has a recorded floor area of 105 m² (around 1130 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (January 2016) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76). The latest certificate is from January 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Today's modelled estimate of £128,000 sits 540% above the 2016 sale of £20,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£18/sq ft) was about 70.4% below the postcode norm. At 105 m² it's 25% larger than the typical home in the postcode (84 m² median across 31 EPCs). Last changed hands 10 years ago, in February 2016.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 29 Jan 2026
EPC Rating
Planning history
17 Linden Road has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
17 Linden Road's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (2016).
£128,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£20,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
29 February 2016Most recent
£20,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in DL17 9NR: £70,000 (2022–2019).
Nearby sales in DL17 9NR
46 Linden Road, West Cornforth, Ferryhill, DL17 9NR
Sold Nov 2022
£110,00015 Linden Road, West Cornforth, Ferryhill, DL17 9NR
Sold Dec 2021
£59,00032 Linden Road, West Cornforth, Ferryhill, DL17 9NR
Sold Nov 2021
£85,0005 Linden Road, West Cornforth, Ferryhill, DL17 9NR
Sold Jul 2020
£67,00041 Linden Road, West Cornforth, Ferryhill, DL17 9NR
Sold Dec 2019
£70,000
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Versus other Linden Road homes
17 Linden Road outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£190
Street avg £748
Floor Area
105 m²
Street avg 84 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.5 t/year
Street avg 3.9 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
5/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Linden Houses — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
West Cornforth Primary School. 6 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.6dB