8, Birch Drive
8, Birch Drive
Description & Estimates
8, Birch Drive, Crook is recorded publicly as a mid-century freehold house across 947 ft2 of internal area, sitting on a 161 m2 plot.
Locally, houses of this size normally have 3 bedrooms with a garden.
Our estimate of the sale value of 8, Birch Drive, Crook is £92,011 and its rental estimate is £642 per month, given the available information and assuming reasonable condition.
Birch Drive, Willington, Crook, DL15 falls within the DL15 postal district.
Our Data Sources
8, Birch Drive, Crook has a single entry in the Land Registry from October 2020 and a single entry in the EPC database dated March 2018.
We combine this information with that of neighbouring properties to estimate the property attributes and values.
The local information is scored as 3 out of 5 and is considered of medium accuracy.
Price Range & Condition
The condition of a property plays an important role in determining its value, with the degree of impact varying by property type, size and location.
For 8, Birch Drive, Crook, we estimate a market value of £96,612 and a rental value of £674 per month when presented in very good decorative order. Should the property require extensive cosmetic improvement, those figures would reduce to £85,570 and £597 per month respectively.
Recent Market Change
Over the last year, 8, Birch Drive, Crook has seen its estimated sale value drop by £265 (0.3%) and its estimated rental value rise by £17 per month (2.7%). This results in an estimated gross rental yield of 8.4%.
Plot Size
HM Land Registry records the plot of land for 8, Birch Drive, Crook as measuring 161 m2.
That makes it the 23rd largest plot in the postcode, where 26 of the 50 other houses have recorded plot data.
Energy Efficiency
8, Birch Drive, Crook has an Energy Performance Rating (EPC) of D. This is based on the most recent assessment, dated 15 Mar 2018.
The property is connected to mains gas and has fully double glazed windows. It is heated using Boiler and radiators, mains gas.
Sold Prices
The most recent sale of 8, Birch Drive, Crook completed on 14th October 2020 at £62,000 and was recorded by HM Land Registry as a freehold house.
Since 1995 this is the property's only sale.
Values of comparable properties have dropped by 29.9% over the period since October 2020.
- Sold Oct 2020£62,000
Similar Properties Sold Nearby
Over the past 2 years 3 properties similar to 8, Birch Drive, Crook have sold within a radius of 1.4 kilometres, per the Land Registry and our network of Estate Agents.
The latest, on the 30th January 2026, was 41, Cedar Crescent, Crook, DL15 0DA, a freehold house which sold for £81,000.
Read more about house prices in DL15.
•Nearby is defined as the radius comprising the nearest 2,000 addresses.
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Location Comparison
Of the 50 addresses on Birch Drive, Willington, Crook, DL15, 8, Birch Drive, Crook comes out as the 11th largest and the 11th most expensive in our analysis of the public data.
It is also £44k less expensive than the average property across the DL15 district.
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Schools Nearby
- 1.0kmSt Stephen's Church of England Primary School
- 1.3kmByers Green Primary School
- 1.4kmWillington Primary School
- 1.1kmParkside Academy
- 4.1kmWhitworth Park Academy
- 5.4kmKing James I Academy Bishop Auckland
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Public Transport Nearby
From 8, Birch Drive, Crook, the nearest station is Bishop Auckland, 5.8 kilometres away.
- 5.8kmBishop Auckland
- 9.4kmShildon
- 9.8kmDurham
Available Internet Speeds
Broadband here reaches superfast speeds, based on recent Ofcom data.
According to recent data from Ofcom, Superfast broadband is available in the area.
Risk of Flooding
The flood risk here is rated very low, based on Environment Agency data.
