# 18 GARDEN TERRACE, SUNNISIDE, BISHOP AUCKLAND, COUNTY DURHAM, DL13 4LY

## Property details

- Slug: `1d68317` (address key hash: `1d683178b5bca7b4910f278cfb376c437fe33741`)
- Postcode: DL13 4LY
- Transactions on record: 2

- Tenure: Freehold
- Property type: Terraced
- Bedrooms: 2
- Bathrooms: 2
- Floor area: 63 m²
- EPC rating: C
- Year built: England and Wales: before 1900
- Last sold: £95,000 Mar 2026
- Price per m²: £1,508/m²
- Local average: £142,786 (28 sales)
- Street crime: 2 incidents within 1 mile (May 2026)

## Latest sale

- Price: £95,000
- Date: 2026-03-13
- Type: T
- Tenure: F

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** C
- **Potential rating:** C
- **Expiry date:** 14/12/2035
- **Current heating cost:** £741/year
- **Est. upgrade cost to C:** £18,250

### Recommendations
- Q (£7,500 - £11,000)
- U (£8,000 - £10,000)

[View full EPC on gov.uk](https://find-energy-certificate.service.gov.uk/energy-certificate/9790-5453-0822-8598-3253)

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2026-03-13 | £95,000 | Terraced | +137.5% | £97,145 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/4e75c29d-09e1-8922-e063-4804a8c094d0) |
| Sold | 2015-11-06 | £40,000 | Terraced | — | £59,156 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/25ea59f9-9987-4d50-e050-a8c0630562d0) |

*Today’s value (HPI): adjusted using published house price index trends for the area and property type; not a valuation of the property today.*

## Sales History

*Recorded sales for this property. Data from Land Registry Price Paid.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 18 GARDEN TERRACE, SUNNISIDE, BISHOP AUCKLAND, COUNTY DURHAM, DL13 4LY | £95,000 | 13/03/2026 | Terraced |
| 18 GARDEN TERRACE, SUNNISIDE, BISHOP AUCKLAND, COUNTY DURHAM, DL13 4LY | £40,000 | 06/11/2015 | Terraced |

## Historic listings

Listing activity only where we matched the listing to a Land Registry sale already on record for this address.

- Matched listing: [170092295](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/289df24)

| Event | Date | Price |
|-------|------|-------|
| sold | 2026-01-01 | £95,000 |
| listed | 2025-12-08 | £95,000 |
| sold | 2015-01-01 | £40,000 |
| sold | 2004-01-01 | £38,000 |

## Sold Comparables

*Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles. Data from Land Registry Price Paid. Last 5 years.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 1 GARDEN TERRACE, SUNNISIDE, BISHOP AUCKLAND, COUNTY DURHAM, DL13 4LY | £125,000 | 07/10/2022 | Terraced |
| 20 GARDEN TERRACE, SUNNISIDE, BISHOP AUCKLAND, COUNTY DURHAM, DL13 4LY | £90,000 | 27/09/2022 | Terraced |

**Area average:** £107,500 (2 sales)

## Capital growth trend

*Land Registry outcode average from sold prices: last 12 months vs 5y and 10y ago.*

- **5y growth:** -8.1%
- **10y growth:** 39.9%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

*Official index for County Durham; Terraced series; as of April 2026.*

- **1y growth (index):** 4.8%
- **5y growth (index):** 25.4%
- **10y growth (index):** 48.1%

## Rental Range

*ONS Price Index of Private Rents (County Durham). Low / Realistic / Optimistic = conservative / average / best case.*

- **Low:** £574/mo
- **Realistic:** £638/mo
- **Optimistic:** £702/mo

## LHA (Local Housing Allowance)

*VOA 30th percentile rent floor for Durham (Apr 2025 – Mar 2026).*

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.67% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £79,750
- **Target investor price (1%):** £63,800

*Monthly rent ÷ price. 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak. Max investor price = rent ÷ 0.8% (Stoke-style target). Target investor price = rent ÷ 1% (strong cashflow band). Based on Area rent estimate.*

## Flood risk

- **Zone:** 1
- **Risk:** Low
- **Source:** Job (default Low)

[Check long-term flood risk (GOV.UK)](https://check-long-term-flood-risk.service.gov.uk/postcode)

## Street-level crime

| Category | Count |
|----------|-------|
| Criminal damage and arson | 1 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 1 |
| **Total incidents** | **2** |

*Within 1 mile during May 2026. Source: data.police.uk (England & Wales).*

## Schools nearby

*Nearest open schools with Ofsted ratings (England). Closed schools are not shown.*

| Name | Type | Distance | Ofsted |
|------|------|----------|--------|
| Peases West Academy | Primary | 1.1 miles | Good — 4 Oct 2013 |
| Stanley (Crook) Primary School | Primary | 1.5 miles | Good — 14 Mar 2019 |
| Tow Law Millennium Primary School | Primary | 1.5 miles | Good — 31 Jan 2013 |
| Blessed John Duckett Catholic Primary School, Tow Law | Primary | 1.6 miles | Good — 15 Jun 2012 |
| Hartside Primary Academy | Primary | 1.8 miles | Good — 13 Sep 2016 |