4 Beacon Hill Bungalows, Darlington, DL1 3JS

4 Beacon Hill Bungalows is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Darlington (DL1 3JS). It has a recorded floor area of 123 m² (around 1324 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (March 2025) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since April 2010. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include notable views and attached land beyond the plot. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.

It hasn't traded since March 2011, a hold of 15 years that's notably long for the area. At 123 m² the property is well over the postcode median (90 m² across 6 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2011. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2004–2011, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £230,000 is 48.4% above the 2011 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£117/sq ft) was about 25.3% below the postcode norm.