247 Yarm Road, Darlington, DL1 1BA

247 Yarm Road is a five-bedroom semi-detached house in Darlington (DL1 1BA). It has a recorded floor area of 132 m² (around 1421 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (December 2015) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in April 2010 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80). The latest certificate is from December 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

It hasn't traded since September 2010, a hold of 16 years that's notably long for the area. At 132 m² the property is well over the postcode median (97 m² across 7 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Across 2006–2010, sale prices on this property compounded at -0.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £179,000 sits 54.3% above the 2010 sale of £116,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£82/sq ft) was about 19.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2011. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.