20 Alexander Street, Darlington, DL1 2JY
About 20 Alexander Street
20 Alexander Street is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Darlington (DL1 2JY). It has a recorded floor area of 61 m² (around 657 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (December 2012) shows a G (score 20), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 80), a 4-band jump. The latest certificate is from December 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since October 2004 — that's 22 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 61 m² it's 16.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (73 m² median across 14 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £114,000 sits 54.1% above the 2004 sale of £74,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£113/sq ft) was about 48% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
Energy performance
20 Alexander Street sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 20 Dec 2022
EPC Rating
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919 and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
From £820 · Includes VAT
Planning history
20 Alexander Street has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
4 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
20 Alexander Street valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£114,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£74,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
14 October 2004Most recent
£74,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in DL1 2JY: £85,000 (2024–2021).
Nearby sales in DL1 2JY
4 Alexander Street, Darlington, DL1 2JY
Sold Oct 2024
£85,00022 Alexander Street, Darlington, DL1 2JY
Sold Aug 2024
£90,0006 Alexander Street, Darlington, DL1 2JY
Sold May 2022
£75,00018 Alexander Street, Darlington, DL1 2JY
Sold Sept 2021
£72,0003 Chapel Cottages, Alexander Street, Darlington, DL1 2JY
Sold Sept 2021
£65,500
Versus other Alexander Street homes
20 Alexander Street is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£1,213
Street avg £840
Floor Area
61 m²
Street avg 76 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.8 t/year
Street avg 4.4 t/year
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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
Westgarth Terrace — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Gurney Pease Academy. 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
50.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.7dB







