2 Heron Drive, Darlington, DL1 1DG

2 Heron Drive is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Darlington (DL1 1DG). It has a recorded floor area of 110 m² (around 1184 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (February 2022) shows a C (score 71). The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since May 2009. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 84).

At 110 m² the property is well over the postcode median (75 m² across 5 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 80% of similar EPCs). Most recent transfer: May 2022 at £192,500. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include a garage conversion and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1999–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £223,000 is 15.8% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£163/sq ft) was about 25% above the typical sold price in the postcode.