What kind of home is 4 Chapel Cottages, Alexander Street, DL1 2JY?

4 Chapel Cottages, Alexander Street, DL1 2JY is a 3-bedroom end-of-terrace house.

What did 4 Chapel Cottages, Alexander Street, DL1 2JY sell for?

4 Chapel Cottages, Alexander Street, DL1 2JY last sold for £115,000 in June 2026. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £45,500 in December 1995. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 4 Chapel Cottages, Alexander Street, DL1 2JY?

Across 3 sales between December 1995 and June 2026, 4 Chapel Cottages, Alexander Street, DL1 2JY rose from £45,500 to £115,000, a change of £69,500. That works out to roughly +3.1% per year compounded over 30 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 4 Chapel Cottages, Alexander Street, DL1 2JY?

The current EPC rating for 4 Chapel Cottages, Alexander Street, DL1 2JY is E with a score of 47 out of 100, lodged in May 2023. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 4 Chapel Cottages, Alexander Street, DL1 2JY?

4 Chapel Cottages, Alexander Street, DL1 2JY has a recorded floor area of 105 m² (1,130 sq ft), around 35 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 42% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in DL1 2JY. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 4 Chapel Cottages, Alexander Street, DL1 2JY use?

The latest EPC at 4 Chapel Cottages, Alexander Street, DL1 2JY records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 4 Chapel Cottages, Alexander Street, DL1 2JY?

4 Chapel Cottages, Alexander Street, DL1 2JY is in council tax band A. That sits at the lower end of the A-H ladder, typically reflecting smaller floor areas or lower 1991 valuations.

Which area is 4 Chapel Cottages, Alexander Street, DL1 2JY in?

4 Chapel Cottages, Alexander Street, DL1 2JY sits in Darlington. It falls within the DL1 postcode district.

How safe is the area around 4 Chapel Cottages, Alexander Street, DL1 2JY?

Police records around 4 Chapel Cottages, Alexander Street, DL1 2JY show an average of 448 reported crimes per month over the last 17 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 33% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 4 Chapel Cottages, Alexander Street, DL1 2JY?

The closest primary school to 4 Chapel Cottages, Alexander Street, DL1 2JY is Gurney Pease Academy (390m), one of 20 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Darlington College (548m), with 6 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 4 Chapel Cottages, Alexander Street, DL1 2JY?

The closest bus stop to 4 Chapel Cottages, Alexander Street, DL1 2JY is Westgarth Terrace, 94m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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

3 sales on record

Property type

End terrace

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

105 m²

1130 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 47

Council tax

Band A

Tenure

Freehold

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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.

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. It changed hands recently, sold June 2026 for £115,000. Across 1995–2026, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £130,000 is 13% above the 2026 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£102/sq ft) was about 27.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

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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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.

Current Certificate

May 2023

EPC Rating

E47

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

7.2 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Valid until 30 May 2033

6 years remaining

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

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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.

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.

Latest sale on 4 Chapel Cottages was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£130,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.1% per year over 30 years.

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Last sold (2026)

£115,000

Growth on file: 3.1% per year over 30 years.

Sales timeline

4 June 2026Most recent
£115,000
+173.8%over 27 years
22 December 1998
£42,000
-7.7%over 3 years
19 December 1995
£45,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in DL1 2JY: £85,000 (2025–2022).

Nearby sales in DL1 2JY

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 runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£1,095

Street avg £899

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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

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Comparables

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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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.

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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· 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

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Common questions

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