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253 Yarm Road, Darlington, DL1 1BA

5 sales on record2 planning records
Property type
Semi-detached
Habitable rooms
5
From EPC
Floor area
115 m²
1238 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 58
Council tax
Band B
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 253 Yarm Road

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

253 Yarm Road is a semi-detached house in Darlington (DL1 1BA). It has a recorded floor area of 115 m² (around 1238 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (December 2018) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 73).

Sold September 2019 for £152,500. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 115 m² it's 18.6% larger than the typical home in the postcode (97 m² median across 7 EPCs). Across 1995–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £186,000 is 22% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£123/sq ft) was about 47.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D58
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
5.9 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraSemi-Detached HouseEPC DPre-1919 buildExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)

Because the property was built before 1919 and has been extended more than once, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 253 Yarm Road, Darlington, DL1 1BA, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Council records include a part-single-part-two-storey rear extension at 253 Yarm Road.

2 applications on record at 253 Yarm Road, Darlington, DL1 1BA

2decisions1extensions10nearby
  1. Jun 2001
    OutbuildingFull
    Outcome in report

    Erection of detached double garage

    Reference
    01/00371/FUL
    Full record in report
  2. More recent applications — locked
  3. ExtensionDecision

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Sale price has at least doubled since 1995.

Current estimate

£186,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.1% per year over 25 years.

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Last sold (2019)

£152,500

Growth on file: 4.1% per year over 25 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 9 September 2019Most recent

    £152,500

    +90.6%over 15 years
  2. 10 December 2003

    £80,000

    +4.6%over 1 year
  3. 16 May 2002

    £76,500

    +29.7%over 1 year
  4. 28 March 2001

    £59,000

    +3.5%over 6 years
  5. 10 February 1995

    £57,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in DL1 1BA: £127,000 (2022–2008).

On the street

Versus other Yarm Road homes

Four headline reads against 7 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Years Held for 253 Yarm Road lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£1,326

Street avg £1,218

On par

Floor Area

115 m²

Street avg 101 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

5.9 t/year

Street avg 5.2 t/year

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Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 253 Yarm Road

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Signs of HMO activity in the area

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Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Darlington district page.

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.

Go deeper on the local area

A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around DL1 1BA from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for DL1 1BA

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

50.0dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for DL1 1BA

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.5dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 253 Yarm Road, Darlington, DL1 1BA. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.