5 Carding Drive, Darlington, DL1 1NA
About 5 Carding Drive
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 £243,000 is 10.5% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£191/sq ft) was about 17.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 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
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- GarageDetached
Building
- Previously extendedYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
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Planning history
5 Carding Drive 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
Latest sale on 5 Carding Drive was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£243,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.4% per year over 4 years.
£220,000
Growth on file: 3.4% per year over 4 years.
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: £187,000 (2025–2024).
Nearby sales in DL1 1NA
Versus other Carding Drive homes
5 Carding Drive outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,056
Street avg £1,630
Floor Area
107 m²
Street avg 76 m²
CO₂ Emissions
1.8 t/year
Street avg 1.2 t/year
Years Held
4 years
Street avg 8 years
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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
0.2 km
The Beehive — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Heathfield Primary School. 21 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
39.6dB







