4 Highland Farm Cottages, DL17 9DP

Terraced house200 m²EPC EBand DFreehold

4 Highland Farm Cottages, in DL17, is a freehold terraced house on Highland Farm Cottages. It last sold for £345,000 in 2016 — its 2nd recorded sale, up 19% on its first recorded sale of £290,000 in 2012.

EPC ECouncil tax D

What this home is

The physical record — from its EPC assessments, HM Land Registry and the VOA.

Property type
Semi-detached bungalow
Semi-detached
Floor area
200 m²
2,153 sq ft
Built
1983-1990
EPC construction age band
Tenure
Freehold
CO₂
13 t/yr
current estimate

EPC data © Crown copyright; bedrooms are the register's estimate, not a survey. Tenure from HM Land Registry.

What is it worth now?

An indicative projection from its own sale record — the report's valuation prices it against individual comparable sales.

Indicatively £437,000£629,000 today, projected from its 2016 sale.

Indicative value
£437,000£629,000
Carrying the 2016 sale forward at this home's own compounded growth — 4.5%/yr across 2 recorded sales. It can't see condition or improvements.
Last sold (2016)
£345,000
Growth on file: 4.5% per year across 2 sales.
Sold 2016 · £345k£629k£437k2026

From the 2016 sale, the indicative range widens as time passes — the cone is that growing uncertainty, not a forecast.

DL17 £/m² (recent sales)£1,056this home £1,725 at its last sale
The local market
Official house price index (UK HPI)

Across County Durham, the official average home value is £138,767+5% in a year, +25% over five.

Detached£238,104
Semi-detached£139,629
Terraced£114,568
Flat / maisonette£77,365

Covers the whole County Durham area, not this postcode.

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The precise, comparables-based valuation

A point estimate with likely and wide ranges, built from individual comparable sales nearby — each listed with address, date, size and adjusted price.

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Comparable sales analysed
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Indicative range projected from HM Land Registry sold prices; not a formal valuation, survey or appraisal.

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Sale history

Every transaction HM Land Registry records for 4 Highland Farm Cottages, newest first.

2 recorded sales since 2012, up 19% from first to latest.

£100k£200k£300k200820122016202020242026£117k+19%Sold 2016: £345,000£345kSold 2012: £290,000£290k
£100k£200k£300k201520212026£117kSold 2016: £345,000£345k
DL17 yearly medianThis home's recorded sales

This home's recorded sales joined up, with the change between each — against DL17's yearly median.

12 Apr 2022Most recentNON-STANDARD
£630,000
Other · Freehold
Energy certificate 18 Oct 2020
Rated EPC E · 169 m² recorded
5 Sept 2016
£345,000+19%
Terraced house · Freehold · +4.5%/yr since the previous sale
Floor area fell 200→169 m² (-31 m²) — possibly split, reconfigured or re-measured
Energy certificate 10 Nov 2014
Rated EPC E · 200 m² recorded
Recorded at this certificate — so at some point since the previous one in 3 Nov 2014:
Heating
Heating changed: Boiler and radiators, bioethanol → Boiler and radiators, oil
Efficiency
EPC improved from G to E
Energy certificate 3 Nov 2014
Rated EPC G · 200 m² recorded
Recorded at this certificate — so at some point since the previous one in 28 Jul 2009:
Heating
Heating changed: Boiler and radiators, oil → Boiler and radiators, bioethanol
Efficiency
EPC dropped from E to G
14 Sept 2012
£290,000
Terraced house · Freehold
Floor area grew 115→200 m² (+85 m²) — the property was likely extended or converted
Energy certificate 28 Jul 2009
Rated EPC E · 115 m² recorded
Built 1983-1990
Property built
1983–1999
What a home of this era typically means
  • Insulated cavity walls and double glazing become the norm, so thermal performance is markedly better than pre-war stock.

HM Land Registry Price Paid Data; sales before 1995 are not in the public dataset. Rows marked non-standard are "additional price paid" entries (repossessions, bulk purchases, right-to-buy) — listed for completeness, excluded from the change figures.

Energy & running costs

What 4 Highland Farm Cottages's Energy Performance Certificates say about efficiency, cost and construction.

EPC band E (48/100) — improvable to C
Heating, hot water and lighting estimated at about £2,871 a year. The certificate expired in 2024 — the seller needs a new EPC to market the home.
Worth checking
!The certificate expired in 2024 — the seller needs a new EPC to market the home, and the property may have changed since the assessment.
A92+
B81–91
C69–80
Potential · 73
D55–68
E39–54
This home · 48
F21–38
G1–20
CO₂ emissions
13 t/yr
current estimate
Built
1983-1990
EPC construction age band
Built form
Semi-detached
Running cost
£2,871/yr
heating + hot water + lighting
Certificate
10 Nov 2014
latest of 2 on record
Between its certificates
3 Nov 2014Floor area grew 115→200 m² (+85 m²) — the property was likely extended or converted
3 Nov 2014Heating changed: Boiler and radiators, oil → Boiler and radiators, bioethanol
3 Nov 2014EPC dropped from E to G
10 Nov 2014Heating changed: Boiler and radiators, bioethanol → Boiler and radiators, oil
Heat pump?Good candidate
Built 1983-1990 — modern enough building regs that the fabric should suit a heat pump's lower flow temperatures.
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The construction detail, element by element

Every fabric element as the assessor described it — walls, roof, floor, windows, hot water and heating construction with its efficiency rating — plus glazing detail and itemised running costs.

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Wall construction & insulation, as assessed
Roof & floor construction, as assessed
Windows & glazing detail
Heating & hot-water systems, with efficiency ratings
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The practical file

The running costs and everyday infrastructure a viewing can't show you.

Council tax band D (≈£2,622/yr) · gigabit broadband reaches 0% of premises.

Council tax
Band D
£2,622/yr · Durham UA
Gigabit broadband
0%
of premises here
Top speed
0 Mbps
median 0 Mbps
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Every amenity, counted and priced

The full amenity list by category with names and distances — supermarkets to GPs to gyms — plus parks with sizes and every connectivity measure in full.

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VOA council-tax band with the authority's current rates; Ofcom broadband coverage; amenities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); EV charging from the National Chargepoint Registry; hygiene ratings from the Food Standards Agency.

The neighbourhood

Who lives here and how the area ranks — the County Durham 054A neighbourhood, from the Census and the Indices of Deprivation.

IMD decile 6/10mid-range for England; household income about 3% below the national average; shared/rented housing low.

6/10Mid-range for England
1 · most deprived10 · least deprived

In plain terms: education & skills and crime score well, but a weaker housing & access.

Breakdown by domain
Income7/10
Employment6/10
Education & skills9/10
Health4/10
Crime8/10
Housing & access1/10
Living environment5/10

ONS Census 2021 and the English Indices of Deprivation, at neighbourhood (LSOA/MSOA) level — the immediate pocket, not the whole postcode district.

The street and the area

Where 4 Highland Farm Cottages sits in its local market.

DL17 median
£88,000
last 8 years
DL17 £/m²
£1,056
last 8 years

4 Highland Farm Cottages: quick answers

From HM Land Registry, EPC, VOA, Police.uk, DfE and Environment Agency records.

When did 4 Highland Farm Cottages last sell, and for how much?

4 Highland Farm Cottages last sold for £345,000 on 5 Sept 2016, according to HM Land Registry.

How many times has 4 Highland Farm Cottages been sold?

HM Land Registry records 2 sales for 4 Highland Farm Cottages between 2012 and 2016. Sales before 1995 are not in the public dataset.

How big is 4 Highland Farm Cottages?

Its most recent Energy Performance Certificate records 200 m² of floor area.

What council tax band is 4 Highland Farm Cottages?

4 Highland Farm Cottages is in council tax band D, costing about £2,622 a year (Durham UA).

How energy efficient is 4 Highland Farm Cottages?

Its most recent EPC rates it E (score 48). Its recommended improvements would take it to C.

What is 4 Highland Farm Cottages worth today?

Carrying its 2016 sale price forward with its own compounded sale-price growth of 4.5% a year across 2 sales suggests roughly £437,000–£629,000 as of 2026. This is indicative only — the full report values it against individual comparable sales.

How fast is broadband at 4 Highland Farm Cottages?

Top available download speed is around 0 Mbps. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 0% of premises in this postcode. (Source: Ofcom)

Other homes at DL17 9DP

Recorded sales for the other addresses sharing this postcode on Highland Farm Cottages.

HM Land Registry last recorded sale per address; unsold homes show no price.

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The data behind this dossier
HM Land RegistryEPC RegisterValuation Office AgencyPolice.ukDfE & OfstedEnvironment AgencyDEFRAUKHSA & BGSCoal AuthorityOfcomNaPTANOpenStreetMap

Contains public-sector data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 where applicable. Amenity data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Sales before 1995 are not in the public dataset. Figures describe recorded data and are not a survey or valuation of this home; the indicative range is a projection, not an appraisal. marks detail included in the £5 report.