Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Blacksmiths Cottage, The Green, Great Burdon, Darlington, DL1 3JL
Listed building3 sales on record3 planning records
Estimated value
£303,000
- Since the 2020 sale (£262,500)+15%
- Against DL1 3JL's recent median (£387,500)-22%
Newest record on this page: June 2021. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
2
Bathroom
1
Floor area
102 m²
1098 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 52
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About this valuation
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Our estimate
£303,000
- Against its 2020 sale (£262,500)+15%
- Against DL1 3JL's recent median (£387,500)-22%
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How the estimate is made
The estimate for Blacksmiths Cottage is modelled from its 102 m² EPC floor area, its 3 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in DL1 3JL. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
What it's based on
Floor area
102 m² from the EPC lodged in July 2020
Sales of this home
3 sales recorded, the latest in 2020
Recent sales in DL1 3JL
5 sales, median £387,500 (2017–2006)
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| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: November 2020 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Estimate from the last refresh | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | 1 of 3 applications | Full history, plus nearby schemes |
| Flood risk | Not shown | Included |
Sales history & valuation
Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
Sales timeline
13 November 2020Most recent
£262,500
+17.2%over 10 years19 August 2010
£224,000
+21.1%over 2 years30 August 2007
£185,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in DL1 3JL: £387,500 (2017–2006).
Nearby sales in DL1 3JL
South View, The Green, Great Burdon, Darlington, DL1 3JL
Sold Jul 2017
£435,000Cargotts Farm, The Granary, The Green, Great Burdon, Darlington, DL1 3JL
Sold Jun 2016
£385,000Riverside House, The Green, Great Burdon, Darlington, DL1 3JL
Sold Sept 2012
£432,500Cargotts Farm, Barns Croft, The Green, Great Burdon, Darlington, DL1 3JL
Sold Sept 2007
£387,500Burdon House, The Green, Great Burdon, Darlington, DL1 3JL
Sold Jun 2006
£375,000
What this page doesn't show
Nothing is flagged from the data on this page, but these checks are only run in the report. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
- Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
- Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
- Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report
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About Blacksmiths Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Blacksmiths Cottage is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Great Burdon, Darlington, Darlington (DL1 3JL). It has a recorded floor area of 102 m² (around 1098 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. It is a listed building, which means external alterations are tightly controlled but it may qualify for heritage tax reliefs. The latest certificate (July 2020) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 2-band jump.
3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 89% of similar EPCs). Across 2007–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £303,000 is 15.4% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£239/sq ft) was about 54.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold November 2020 for £262,500.
What this property has
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Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
Building
- Listed buildingYes
- RefurbishedYes
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Blacksmiths Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Current Certificate
Jul 2020EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E52
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
6.3 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Valid until 23 July 2030
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Blacksmiths Cottage, The Green, Great Burdon, Darlington, DL1 3JL, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Blacksmiths Cottage has multiple listed-building consents on file — alterations need formal heritage approval.
3 applications on record at Blacksmiths Cottage, The Green, Great Burdon, Darlington, DL1 3JL
3decisions34documents2nearby
Flagged:Listed building
- May 2016RenovationHeritageOutcome in report
Listed Building Consent for replacement of 1 No. patio door and 1 No. single window to front elevation
ListedNew Windows- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- 16/00329/LBC
- More recent applications — locked
- RenovationJun 2021Decision
- RenovationNov 2020Decision
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Versus other The Green homes
Four headline reads against 6 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Blacksmiths Cottage outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,574
Street avg £1,520
Floor Area
102 m²
Street avg 172 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.3 t/year
Street avg 7.3 t/year
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.
Crime
448/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Great Burdon — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
Whinfield Primary School. 13 schools nearby.
Nearest schools
- Whinfield Primary SchoolPrimary709m
- Red Hall Primary SchoolPrimary1.0km
- Springfield AcademyPrimary1.2km
- Haughton AcademySecondary1.2km
Nearest stops
- Great BurdonBus stop88m
- Winchester WayBus stop384m
- RivergarthBus stop396m
- Welbeck AvenueBus stop432m
Most reported crime locally
- Violence & Sexual Offences2,479 reports33%
- Anti-social Behaviour1,838 reports24%
- Criminal Damage & Arson812 reports11%
- Shoplifting632 reports8%
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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around DL1 3JL from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.1dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Victorian-eraSemi-Detached HouseEPC EPre-1919 buildListed buildingExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)Solid (non-cavity) walls
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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
- How the estimate is made
- The estimate for Blacksmiths Cottage is modelled from its 102 m² EPC floor area, its 3 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in DL1 3JL. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
- Where sold prices come from
- Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 3 sales are recorded for Blacksmiths Cottage. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
- Reading the EPC
- Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for Blacksmiths Cottage was lodged in July 2020 at band E and is valid until July 2030. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
- Planning records
- Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 3 applications are matched to Blacksmiths Cottage. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
- Area figures
- Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 17 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 13 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from DL1 3JL, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
- Council tax band
- Blacksmiths Cottage is in council tax band C. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.
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