253 Yarm Road, Darlington, DL1 1BA
About 253 Yarm Road
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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Planning history
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
- Jun 2001OutbuildingFullOutcome in report
Erection of detached double garage
- Reference
- 01/00371/FUL
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionMar 2004Decision
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 1995.
£186,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.1% per year over 25 years.
£152,500
Growth on file: 4.1% per year over 25 years.
Sales timeline
9 September 2019Most recent
£152,500
+90.6%over 15 years10 December 2003
£80,000
+4.6%over 1 year16 May 2002
£76,500
+29.7%over 1 year28 March 2001
£59,000
+3.5%over 6 years10 February 1995
£57,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in DL1 1BA: £127,000 (2022–2008).
Nearby sales in DL1 1BA
Versus other Yarm Road homes
Years Held for 253 Yarm Road lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,326
Street avg £1,218
Floor Area
115 m²
Street avg 101 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.9 t/year
Street avg 5.2 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







