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9 Abbots Row, Durham, DH1 1HE

Semi-detachedLeasehold56 m² · EPC
Last sale£175,000Mar 2026 · HM Land Registry
If it moved with County Durham semi-detached prices£183,000Aug 2026 · UK HPI
Coal development high-risk areaInside mapped area
EnergyEPC CMay 2025
123MapN ↑110 m ↔
Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026 · Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026

Before you offer

3 things to check

1Coal development high-risk area: Inside mapped area

Past mining can affect the ground and planned building work.

Ask the conveyancer whether a coal mining search is needed.

Mining Remediation Authority · Apr 2026

2Leasehold: Lease documents needed

The lease term and charges affect future costs and mortgage options.

Ask the agent for the lease, remaining term, charges and planned works.

HM Land Registry · Mar 2026

3Radon: Testing advised

Higher-radon area (1–3% of homes). Radon can affect long-term health.

Ask for existing test results or use a 3-month test kit, about £50.

BGS / UKHSA · Dec 2022

+ Flood risk very low · EPC C

Not covered here yet: conservation area, listed buildings nearby, article 4 direction, tree protection, road noise, rail noise, airport noise. Your conveyancer’s local search covers the planning checks.

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Price

If it moved with County Durham semi-detached prices

£183,000

How does the asking price compare?

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This home’s sale history

Aug 1997 £50,000Mar 2026 £175,000Aug 1997Mar 2026£175,000
SoldPriceTypeTenureRecord
Mar 2026£175,000Semi-detachedLeaseholdA
Aug 1997£50,000Semi-detachedLeaseholdA

Street sales

AddressSoldPriceTypeTenure
9 Abbots Row, Durham, DH1 1HEMar 2026£175,000Semi-detachedLeasehold
8 Abbots Row, Durham, DH1 1HEMar 2025£170,000Semi-detachedFreehold
5 Abbots Row, Durham, DH1 1HEMar 2025£145,000Semi-detachedFreehold
7 Abbots Row, Durham, DH1 1HEAug 2012£125,000Semi-detachedFreehold
2 Abbots Row, Durham, DH1 1HEJan 2012£140,000Semi-detachedFreehold
9 Abbots Row, Durham, DH1 1HEAug 1997£50,000Semi-detachedLeasehold
2 Abbots Row, Durham, DH1 1HEJul 1996£50,000Semi-detachedFreehold
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The land

Coal development high-risk area: Inside mapped area

Past mining can affect the ground and planned building work.

Ask the conveyancer whether a coal mining search is needed.

Mining Remediation Authority · Apr 2026

Radon: Testing advised

Higher-radon area (1–3% of homes). Radon can affect long-term health.

Ask for existing test results or use a 3-month test kit, about £50.

BGS / UKHSA · Dec 2022

+ Flood risk very low

Not covered here yet: conservation area, listed buildings nearby, article 4 direction, tree protection. Your conveyancer’s local search covers the planning checks.

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The building

EPC C

Poor insulation or an EPC E–G rating can mean higher heating bills.

Read the full certificate and ask about insulation and heating costs.

EPC · May 2025

Floor area
56 m²
Potential EPC band
B
Age band
England and Wales: 1950-1966
Walls (certificate wording)
Cavity wall, filled cavity
Roof (certificate wording)
Pitched, 200 mm loft insulation
Windows (certificate wording)
Fully double glazed
Heating (certificate wording)
Boiler and radiators, mains gas
Building height
Unavailable

EPC · May 2025

Living

Broadband in the area

Postcode residential gigabit coverage: 0%

Full fibre in the local authority: 86.1%

Ofcom · Jan 2026

Schools nearby

DfE GIAS · Nov 2026 · Ofsted · Sep 2026

Area context

Deprivation decile (1 is most deprived within its nation): 10 · England 2025

Recorded police incidents: 71

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Lease documents

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Next steps

Ask a surveyor to confirm Level 2 or Level 3 after reviewing the age, condition and alterations.

Ask the conveyancer about local authority, drainage, environmental, flood and mining searches appropriate to this address.

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Questions for the agent

Questions for your surveyor and conveyancer

Ask the surveyor

Which survey level covers this home’s condition, damp, cracks and any alterations?

  • Radon: Ask for existing test results or use a 3-month test kit, about £50.

Ask the conveyancer

Which title, drainage and local searches are needed for this address?

  • Coal development high-risk area: Ask the conveyancer whether a coal mining search is needed.
  • Leasehold: Ask the agent for the lease, remaining term, charges and planned works.
Sources and licences

Contains British Geological Survey materials © UKRI 2026

Radon Potential classification UK Health Security Agency © Crown copyright 2022

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved.

INSPIRE conditions · Sources and licences

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