56 The Byway, Darlington, DL1 1EQ

56 The Byway is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Darlington (DL1 1EQ). It has a recorded floor area of 109 m² (around 1173 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (September 2025) shows a C (score 72). When first surveyed in March 2014 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Average. It has already been extended once and our model flags further extension potential, a sign of buyer flexibility.

At 109 m² the property is well over the postcode median (65 m² across 26 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 81% of similar EPCs). Across 1996–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £174,000 sits 55.4% above the 2025 sale of £112,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£95/sq ft) was about 38.2% below the postcode norm. Most recent transfer was December 2025 at £112,000 — fresh data. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.