85 The Broadway, Darlington, DL1 1EJ
About 85 The Broadway
85 The Broadway is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Darlington (DL1 1EJ). It has a recorded floor area of 23 m² (around 248 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (August 2020) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
At 23 m² it sits well below the postcode median (101 m² across 16 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Today's modelled estimate of £170,000 is 10.4% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£622/sq ft) was about 369.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: August 2021 at £154,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- GarageYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
85 The Broadway has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
10 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
85 The Broadway's sale-price growth has lagged the wider UK trajectory across its history on file.
£170,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 0.4% per year over 13 years.
£154,000
Growth on file: 0.4% per year over 13 years.
Sales timeline
16 August 2021Most recent
£154,000
+5.5%over 12 years21 September 2008
£146,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in DL1 1EJ: £145,000 (2024–2017).
Nearby sales in DL1 1EJ
Versus other The Broadway homes
85 The Broadway outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£6,696
Street avg £1,491
Floor Area
23 m²
Street avg 101 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.1 t/year
Street avg 5.0 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
0.4 km
Lingfield Point — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
Heathfield Primary School. 23 schools nearby.
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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.0dB







