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 £107,000 is 44.6% above the 2004 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£113/sq ft) was about 42.3% 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 20 Dec 2022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
Certificate validity
Expired on 20 December 2022
Get a survey for this property
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.
£107,000
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: £89,500 (2026–2023).
Nearby sales in DL1 2JY
4 Chapel Cottages, Alexander Street, Darlington, DL1 2JY
Sold Jun 2026
£115,00018 Alexander Street, Darlington, DL1 2JY
Sold Jun 2025
£72,0004 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
£75,000
Versus other Alexander Street homes
20 Alexander Street is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£1,213
Street avg £890
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
Crime
448/mo
Steady 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







