What kind of home is 23 The Stray, DL1 1EP?

23 The Stray, DL1 1EP is a 3-bedroom semi-detached house.

What did 23 The Stray, DL1 1EP sell for?

23 The Stray, DL1 1EP last sold for £100,000 in December 2020, around 5 years ago. Land Registry has 4 sales on record going back to £56,500 in December 1998. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 23 The Stray, DL1 1EP?

Across 4 sales between December 1998 and December 2020, 23 The Stray, DL1 1EP rose from £56,500 to £100,000, a change of £43,500. That works out to roughly +2.6% per year compounded over 22 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 23 The Stray, DL1 1EP have?

The current EPC rating for 23 The Stray, DL1 1EP is D with a score of 63 out of 100, lodged in May 2020. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 23 The Stray, DL1 1EP?

23 The Stray, DL1 1EP has a recorded floor area of 81 m² (872 sq ft), around 27 m² per bedroom. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 23 The Stray, DL1 1EP use?

The latest EPC at 23 The Stray, DL1 1EP records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 23 The Stray, DL1 1EP?

23 The Stray, DL1 1EP is in council tax band A. That sits at the lower end of the A-H ladder, typically reflecting smaller floor areas or lower 1991 valuations.

Which area is 23 The Stray, DL1 1EP in?

23 The Stray, DL1 1EP sits in Darlington. It falls within the DL1 postcode district.

What is crime like near 23 The Stray, DL1 1EP?

Police records around 23 The Stray, DL1 1EP show an average of 8 reported crimes per month over the last 12 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 52% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is rising (450% versus the prior period). Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 23 The Stray, DL1 1EP?

The closest primary school to 23 The Stray, DL1 1EP is Heathfield Primary School (304m), one of 19 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is St Aidan's Church of England Academy (245m), with 5 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What is the nearest station to 23 The Stray, DL1 1EP?

The closest bus stop to 23 The Stray, DL1 1EP is Cobden Street, 179m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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23 The Stray, Darlington, DL1 1EP

4 sales on record

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

81 m²

872 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 63

Council tax

Band A

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 23 The Stray

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

23 The Stray is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Darlington (DL1 1EP). It has a recorded floor area of 81 m² (around 872 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (May 2020) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump.

Sold December 2020 for £100,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1998–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £144,000 is 44% above the 2020 sale price.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms1
Dining roomYes

Outside

Private gardenYes
ParkingOff street

Building

Heating systemGas

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Energy

Energy performance

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

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Rating

D63

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

4.3 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 23 The Stray, Darlington, DL1 1EP, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

23 The Stray 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.

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£144,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.6% per year over 22 years.

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Last sold (2020)

£100,000

Growth on file: 2.6% per year over 22 years.

Sales timeline

17 December 2020Most recent
£100,000
+9.9%over 16 years
13 February 2004
£91,000
+102.2%over 4 years
23 September 1999
£45,000
-20.4%over 9 months
21 December 1998
£56,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in DL1 1EP: £120,000 (2025–2021).

Nearby sales in DL1 1EP

On the street

Versus other The Stray homes

Four headline reads against 29 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On epc rating, 23 The Stray stands well clear of the street.

Price per m²

£1,235

Street avg £1,236

On par

Floor Area

81 m²

Street avg 80 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

4.3 t/year

Street avg 5.1 t/year

Above

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

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1 Brunel Way

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1 Haven Gardens

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1 bed1 bath

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.

Full Darlington report

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

0.2 km

Cobden Street — bus stop.

Closest school

0.2 km

St Aidan's Church of England Academy. 24 schools nearby.

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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 1EP from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

49.6dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for DL1 1EP

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.7dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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