2 Boston Close, Darlington, DL1 2RF

2 Boston Close is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Darlington (DL1 2RF). It has a recorded floor area of 99 m² (around 1066 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (March 2016) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (May 2015); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, roof efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from March 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.

At 99 m² the property is well over the postcode median (57 m² across 10 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 1995–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £184,000 is 47.2% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£117/sq ft) was about 37.4% below the postcode norm. Last changed hands 11 years ago, in November 2015.