3 Leafield Road, Darlington, DL1 5DE

3 Leafield Road is a four-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Darlington (DL1 5DE). It has a recorded floor area of 109 m² (around 1173 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (December 2014) shows an E (score 43), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since July 2014. Between certificates, lighting dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from December 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since May 2007 — that's 19 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Across 2004–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £132,000 is 11.9% above the 2007 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£101/sq ft) was about 120.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 4 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 2 is the typical count.