5 Byron Road, Darlington, DL1 1JQ
About 5 Byron Road
5 Byron Road is an end-of-terrace house in Darlington (DL1 1JQ). It has a recorded floor area of 58 m² (around 624 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (August 2017) shows an F (score 26), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on to be used only when there is no heating/hot.
At 58 m² it's 17.1% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (70 m² median across 9 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement.
Energy performance
5 Byron Road sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
5 Byron Road 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
5 Byron Road has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£117,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 2 sales in DL1 1JQ: £63,250 (2024–2013).
Versus other Byron Road homes
EPC Rating for 5 Byron Road lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
26 (F)
Street avg 58 (D)
Floor Area
58 m²
Street avg 69 m²
CO₂ Emissions
5.6 t/year
Street avg 4.0 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
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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
Byron Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Darlington College. 26 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
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
51.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.8dB







