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4 Chapel Cottages, Alexander Street, Darlington, DL1 2JY

Property type
End terrace
Bedrooms
3
Bathroom
1
Floor area
105 m²
1130 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 47
Council tax
Band A
Tenure
Freehold
Overview

About 4 Chapel Cottages

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

4 Chapel Cottages is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Darlington (DL1 2JY). It has a recorded floor area of 105 m² (around 1130 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (May 2023) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 3-band jump. Period features are noted in the property record.

Held since December 1998 — that's 27 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 105 m² the property is well over the postcode median (71 m² across 14 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 1995–1998, sale prices on this property compounded at -2.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £135,000 sits 221.4% above the 1998 sale of £42,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£37/sq ft) was about 53.3% below the postcode norm.

Specifications

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

  • Bedrooms3
  • Bathrooms1

Outside

  • Private gardenYes

Building

  • TenureFreehold
  • Period featuresYes
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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

4 Chapel Cottages's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E47
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
7.2 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraEnd-Terrace HouseFreeholdEPC EPre-1919 buildSolid (non-cavity) walls

Because the property was built before 1919 and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 4 Chapel Cottages, Alexander Street, Darlington, DL1 2JY, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

4 Chapel Cottages has no planning applications on record.

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But the area is active

4 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

4 Chapel Cottages valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£135,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -2.6% per year over 3 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (1998)

£42,000

Growth on file: -2.6% per year over 3 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 22 December 1998Most recent

    £42,000

    -7.7%over 3 years

  2. 19 December 1995

    £45,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in DL1 2JY: £85,000 (2024–2021).

On the street

Versus other Alexander Street homes

Four headline reads against 14 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On years held, 4 Chapel Cottages stands well clear of the street.

Price per m²

£400

Street avg £899

Strongly below

Floor Area

105 m²

Street avg 72 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

7.2 t/year

Street avg 4.5 t/year

Strongly below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 4 Chapel Cottages

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Signs of HMO activity in the area

Pick your report · every report is £14.99

One time fee only - money back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£118k

1 Chapel Cottages, Alexander Street

DL1 2JY

3 bed1 bath
£158k

1 Cairngorm Drive

DL1 2FD

3 bed
£113k

1 Ajax Street

DL1 2QW

3 bed1 bath
£166k

1 Bamburgh Place

DL1 2AJ

3 bed1 bath
£221k

1 Canterbury Grove

DL1 2SD

3 bed1 bath
£222k

1 Campion Road

DL1 2YY

3 bed1 bath
£127k

1 Baltimore Way

DL1 2RE

2 bed1 bath
£120k

1 Belford Gardens

DL1 2QN

2 bed
Area

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.
Full Darlington report

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.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around DL1 2JY from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for DL1 2JY

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

50.1dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for DL1 2JY

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

40.7dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 4 Chapel Cottages, Alexander Street, Darlington, DL1 2JY. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.