1 Bangor Grove, Darlington, DL1 2XL

1 Bangor Grove is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Darlington (DL1 2XL). It has a recorded floor area of 42 m² (around 452 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band A. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (April 2023) shows a C (score 70). When first surveyed in February 2015 the rating was F, the property has climbed 3 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Poor to Very Good, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 91). The property has solar panels on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal.

At 42 m² it sits well below the postcode median (71 m² across 5 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Sold July 2023 for £80,500. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 2002–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £108,000 is 34.2% above the 2023 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£178/sq ft) was about 32.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode.