Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
5 Carding Drive, Darlington, DL1 1NA
EPC B
Estimated value
£248,000
- Since the 2022 sale (£220,000)+13%
- Against DL1 1NA's recent median (£180,000)+38%
Newest record on this page: November 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
4
Floor area
107 m²
1152 sq ft
Energy rating
B
Score 83
About this valuation
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Our estimate
£248,000
- Against its 2022 sale (£220,000)+13%
- Against DL1 1NA's recent median (£180,000)+38%
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How the estimate is made
The estimate for 5 Carding Drive is modelled from its 107 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in DL1 1NA. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
What it's based on
Floor area
107 m² from the EPC lodged in March 2018
Sales of this home
2 sales recorded, the latest in 2022
Recent sales in DL1 1NA
5 sales, median £180,000 (2025–2025)
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| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: November 2025 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Estimate from the last refresh | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | None on this home | Full history, plus nearby schemes |
| Flood risk | Not shown | Included |
Sales history & valuation
Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Latest sale on 5 Carding Drive was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
Sales timeline
28 January 2022Most recent
£220,000
+12.8%over 3 years14 June 2018
£194,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in DL1 1NA: £180,000 (2025–2025).
Nearby sales in DL1 1NA
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About 5 Carding Drive
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
5 Carding Drive is a four-bedroom detached house in Darlington (DL1 1NA). It has a recorded floor area of 107 m² (around 1152 sq ft). The latest certificate (March 2018) returns a B (score 83), comfortably above the UK average. The recommended improvements would push it to A (score 93). Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
At 107 m² the property is well over the postcode median (79 m² across 27 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2018–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £248,000 is 12.7% above the 2022 sale price. Sold January 2022 for £220,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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
- Bedrooms4
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- GarageDetached
Building
- Previously extendedYes
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Current Certificate
Mar 2018EPC Rating
A
B
B83
C
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Very Good
CO2 Emissions
1.8 t/year
Occupancy
—
Certificate validity
Valid until 26 March 2028
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 5 Carding Drive, Darlington, DL1 1NA, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
5 Carding Drive has no planning applications on record.
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But the area is active
9 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Versus other Carding Drive homes
Four headline reads against 26 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
5 Carding Drive outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,056
Street avg £1,635
Floor Area
107 m²
Street avg 76 m²
CO₂ Emissions
1.8 t/year
Street avg 1.2 t/year
Years Held
5 years
Street avg 8 years
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.
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
448/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
The Beehive — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Heathfield Primary School. 21 schools nearby.
Nearest schools
- Heathfield Primary SchoolPrimary604m
- Red Hall Primary SchoolPrimary651m
- St Aidan's Church of England AcademySecondary961m
- St Teresa's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary1.2km
Nearest stops
- The BeehiveBus stop185m
- Kwik FitBus stop255m
- Lingfield PointBus stop316m
- Lingfield HouseBus stop345m
Most reported crime locally
- Violence & Sexual Offences2,479 reports33%
- Anti-social Behaviour1,838 reports24%
- Criminal Damage & Arson812 reports11%
- Shoplifting632 reports8%
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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around DL1 1NA from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.6dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
- How the estimate is made
- The estimate for 5 Carding Drive is modelled from its 107 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in DL1 1NA. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
- Where sold prices come from
- Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 2 sales are recorded for 5 Carding Drive. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
- Reading the EPC
- Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for 5 Carding Drive was lodged in March 2018 at band B and is valid until March 2028. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
- Planning records
- Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. None is matched to 5 Carding Drive. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
- Area figures
- Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 17 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 21 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from DL1 1NA, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
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