Upgrade Plan
This certificate lists no outstanding recommendations.
Running costs
Restated at the fuel prices assumed in July 2026. This certificate, assessed in 2025, states £769 a year at the prices assumed then. Modelled costs, not a bill.
Sold prices
Estimated today: £497,409 HPI-indexed estimate, not a valuation
Blackthorn Drive: 11 sales since 1995 · £345,452 average over 10 years
Schools nearby
The schools’ own performance — Progress 8 shows value added, not just raw results.
| School | Phase | Distance | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| Swarland Primary School | Primary | 2.8 mi | — |
| Felton Church of England Primary School | Primary | 3.6 mi | — |
| Rothbury First School | Primary | 4.3 mi | — |
| The Duchess's Community High School | Secondary | 7.6 mi | Attainment 8 43.2 · no Progress 8 published |
Schools from the DfE register, performance from the KS4 performance tables. Progress 8 is a GCSE measure, so primaries have none. Distance is straight-line from the postcode, not a catchment: admission is decided by the school, not by us.
Area context
Police-recorded crime for the wider neighbourhood, not this address. We grade homes, never neighbourhoods — so this is reported as a count, not a rating.
Police.uk street-level data for LSOA E01027365, to 2026-06. An LSOA holds about 1,500 people, so this covers far more than one street.
Blackthorn Drive
How this home sits against its street.