251 Yarm Road, Darlington, DL1 1BA
About 251 Yarm Road
251 Yarm Road is a semi-detached house in Darlington (DL1 1BA). It has a recorded floor area of 102 m² (around 1098 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (May 2014) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from May 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Untraded for 24 years, with the last transfer in August 2002. Across 1995–2002, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £163,000 sits 141.5% above the 2002 sale of £67,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£61/sq ft) was about 26.6% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2005. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 29 May 2024
EPC Rating
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Planning history
1 application on record at 251 Yarm Road, Darlington, DL1 1BA
- May 2005ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Erection of a single storey extension and detached garage to the rear
- Reference
- 05/00377/FUL
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Sales history & valuation
251 Yarm Road's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (1995).
£163,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.6% per year over 7 years.
£67,500
Growth on file: 3.6% per year over 7 years.
Sales timeline
4 August 2002Most recent
£67,500
+117.7%over 3 years11 February 1999
£31,000
-41.5%over 3 years11 October 1995
£53,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in DL1 1BA: £142,500 (2022–2010).
Nearby sales in DL1 1BA
Versus other Yarm Road homes
Price per m² for 251 Yarm Road lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£662
Street avg £1,328
Floor Area
102 m²
Street avg 102 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.4 t/year
Street avg 5.3 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Reported crime in the wider district is trending notably upward year-on-year.
Crime
8/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
Yarm Road Post Office — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
St Teresa's Catholic Primary School. 21 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.5dB







