1 Widgeon Road, Darlington, DL1 1BJ
About 1 Widgeon Road
1 Widgeon Road is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Darlington (DL1 1BJ). It has a recorded floor area of 100 m² (around 1076 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (November 2020) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in August 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Average; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76). The home occupies a corner plot.
2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 100 m² it's 24.2% larger than the typical home in the postcode (81 m² median across 14 EPCs). Across 1995–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £196,000 is 22.5% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£149/sq ft) was about 42.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: April 2021 at £160,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms1
- Open-plan layoutYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- ParkingYes
- Corner plotYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
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Energy performance
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Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Window efficiency improved
More low energy lighting installed
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Because the property has been extended more than once and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
1 Widgeon Road has been extended on multiple sides of the property across separate planning applications.
2 applications on record at 1 Widgeon Road, Darlington, DL1 1BJ
- Mar 2004ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear dining room - study and w.c. extension (additional plans received 12 February 2004)
- Reference
- 04/00112/FUL
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionMay 2023Decision
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1995.
£196,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.9% per year over 26 years.
£160,000
Growth on file: 4.9% per year over 26 years.
Sales timeline
5 April 2021Most recent
£160,000
+14.3%20 November 2020
£140,000
+13.8%over 10 years23 December 2009
£123,000
-5.1%over 5 years13 June 2004
£129,545
+108.9%over 2 years23 May 2002
£62,000
+12.7%over 5 years24 February 1997
£55,000
+19.6%over 1 year6 April 1995
£46,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in DL1 1BJ: £123,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in DL1 1BJ
Versus other Widgeon Road homes
1 Widgeon Road outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,600
Street avg £1,218
Floor Area
100 m²
Street avg 77 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.6 t/year
Street avg 4.3 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
0.1 km
St Herbert's Church — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
St Teresa's Catholic Primary School. 20 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.4dB