What kind of home is 13 Valley Drive, TS26 0AE?

13 Valley Drive, TS26 0AE is a 3-bedroom detached house, on a corner plot.

When did 13 Valley Drive, TS26 0AE last change hands?

13 Valley Drive, TS26 0AE last sold for £330,000 in November 2020, around 6 years ago. Before that, it sold for £325,000 in October 2015, so prices have been flat over 5 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 13 Valley Drive, TS26 0AE?

Across 2 sales between October 2015 and November 2020, 13 Valley Drive, TS26 0AE rose from £325,000 to £330,000, a change of £5,000. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 13 Valley Drive, TS26 0AE have?

The current EPC rating for 13 Valley Drive, TS26 0AE is C with a score of 70 out of 100, lodged in September 2023. It has improved from a D recorded in August 2015. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 13 Valley Drive, TS26 0AE?

13 Valley Drive, TS26 0AE has a recorded floor area of 141 m² (1,518 sq ft), around 47 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 37% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in TS26 0AE. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 13 Valley Drive, TS26 0AE use?

The latest EPC at 13 Valley Drive, TS26 0AE records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What planning history does 13 Valley Drive, TS26 0AE have?

13 Valley Drive, TS26 0AE has council approval for single-storey rear extension granted in May 2021 under ref. H/2021/0041. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What is the council tax band for 13 Valley Drive, TS26 0AE?

13 Valley Drive, TS26 0AE is in council tax band E.

Which area is 13 Valley Drive, TS26 0AE in?

13 Valley Drive, TS26 0AE sits in Hartlepool. It falls within the TS26 postcode district.

How safe is the area around 13 Valley Drive, TS26 0AE?

Police records around 13 Valley Drive, TS26 0AE show an average of 5 reported crimes per month over the last 6 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 30% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 13 Valley Drive, TS26 0AE?

The closest primary school to 13 Valley Drive, TS26 0AE is West Park Primary School (437m), one of 19 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is High Tunstall College of Science (606m), with 5 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What is the nearest station to 13 Valley Drive, TS26 0AE?

The closest bus stop to 13 Valley Drive, TS26 0AE is Coniscliffe Road, 239m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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13 Valley Drive, Hartlepool, TS26 0AE

1 planning record

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

141 m²

1518 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 70

Council tax

Band E

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 13 Valley Drive

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

13 Valley Drive is a three-bedroom detached house in Hartlepool (TS26 0AE). It has a recorded floor area of 141 m² (around 1518 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (September 2023) shows a C (score 70). When first surveyed in August 2015 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good. The home occupies a corner plot.

One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2021. Past consents include an extension, a porch and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 141 m² it's 24.8% larger than the typical home in the postcode (113 m² median across 3 EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £398,000 is 20.6% above the 2020 sale price. Sold November 2020 for £330,000.

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms1
Open-plan layoutYes
Dining roomYes

Outside

Private gardenYes
GarageDetached
Corner plotYes

Building

RefurbishedYes

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Energy

Energy performance

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

Current Certificate(1 of 2)

Sept 2023

EPC Rating

C70

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

5.3 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Sept 2023from Aug 2015

EPC improved fromD60toC70

Ventilation

NaturalExtract

Mechanical ventilation installed

Renewable Energy

NoneSolar PV

Solar PV panels (10 kWp) installed

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 13 Valley Drive, Hartlepool, TS26 0AE, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.

1 application on record at 13 Valley Drive, Hartlepool, TS26 0AE

1decisions1extensions13documents4nearby

Flagged:Demolition

May 2021
PorchFull
Outcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Erection of single storey extension to the rear (including demolition of existing conservatory), erection of a replacement porch to front, application of render, and relocation of boundary fences to enclose the side garden
ExtensionDemolition
Documents
13 docs on file
Reference
H/2021/0041
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Price

Sales history & valuation

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

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£398,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 0.3% per year over 5 years.

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Last sold (2020)

£330,000

Growth on file: 0.3% per year over 5 years.

Sales timeline

30 November 2020Most recent
£330,000
+1.5%over 5 years
29 October 2015
£325,000

Median price across the last 4 sales in TS26 0AE: £257,500 (2022–2010).

Nearby sales in TS26 0AE

On the street

Versus other Valley Drive homes

Four headline reads against 3 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

13 Valley Drive outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,340

Street avg £2,142

Strongly above

Floor Area

141 m²

Street avg 119 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

5.3 t/year

Street avg 5.7 t/year

Above

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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

Full Hartlepool report

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

0.2 km

Coniscliffe Road — bus stop.

Closest school

0.4 km

West Park Primary School. 24 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around TS26 0AE from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

46.2dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for TS26 0AE

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

36.7dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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