Hill Top Cottage, Durham
Hill Top Cottage, Durham
Description & Estimates







Hill Top Cottage, Durham is described in the public record as a period house with 1,980 ft2 of internal area, sitting on a 659 m2 plot.
Locally, houses of this size normally have 5 bedrooms with a garden.
Our estimate of the sale value of Hill Top Cottage, Durham is £223,150 and its rental estimate is £1,345 per month, given the available information and assuming reasonable condition.
Hill Top, Esh, Durham, DH7 falls within the DH7 postal district.
Our Data Sources
Hill Top Cottage, Durham has no records in the the Land Registry and a single entry in the EPC database dated September 2018.
We combine this information with public data of neighbouring properties to estimate the property attributes and values.
The local information is scored as 5 out of 5 and is considered of high 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 Hill Top Cottage, Durham, we estimate a market value of £234,308 and a rental value of £1,413 per month when presented in very good decorative order. Should the property require extensive cosmetic improvement, those figures would reduce to £207,530 and £1,251 per month respectively.
Recent Market Change
Over the last year, Hill Top Cottage, Durham has seen its estimated sale value decline by £2,909 (1.3%) and its estimated rental value climb by £27 per month (2.0%). This results in an estimated gross rental yield of 7.2%.
Plot Size
HM Land Registry records the plot of land for Hill Top Cottage, Durham as measuring 659 m2.
That makes it the 4th largest plot in the postcode, where 4 of the 6 other houses have recorded plot data.
Energy Efficiency
Hill Top Cottage, Durham has an Energy Performance Rating (EPC) of D. This is based on the most recent assessment, dated 15 Sep 2018.
The property is connected to mains gas and has fully double glazed windows. It is heated using Boiler and radiators, mains gas.
Similar Properties Sold Nearby
Over the past 2 years 1 property similar to Hill Top Cottage, Durham has sold within a radius of 1.6 kilometres, per the Land Registry and our network of Estate Agents.
The latest, on the 27th April 2018, was 6, Firs Terrace, Durham, DH7 9TN, a freehold house which sold for £150,000.
Read more about house prices in DH7.
•Nearby is defined as the radius comprising the nearest 2,000 addresses.
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Location Comparison
Of the 15 addresses on Hill Top, Esh, Durham, DH7, Hill Top Cottage, Durham comes out as the 6th largest and the 6th most expensive in our analysis of the public data.
It is also £65k more expensive than the average property across the DH7 district.
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Schools Nearby
- 700mLangley Park Primary School
- 2.0kmWitton Gilbert Primary School
- 2.1kmEsh CofE (Aided) Primary School
- 2.1kmDurham Academy
- 4.5kmDurham Johnston Comprehensive School
- 4.9kmFramwellgate School Durham
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Public Transport Nearby
From Hill Top Cottage, Durham, the nearest station is Durham, 5.4 kilometres away.
- 5.4kmDurham
- 8.6kmChester-le-Street
- 15.3kmBishop Auckland
Risk of Flooding
The flood risk here is rated very low, based on Environment Agency data.

