What kind of home is 42 Kingsbury Mews, DL1 5UA?

42 Kingsbury Mews, DL1 5UA is a 3-bedroom end-of-terrace house.

What did 42 Kingsbury Mews, DL1 5UA sell for?

42 Kingsbury Mews, DL1 5UA last sold for £65,000 in April 2022, around 4 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £58,750 in November 2017. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 42 Kingsbury Mews, DL1 5UA?

Across 3 sales between November 2017 and April 2022, 42 Kingsbury Mews, DL1 5UA rose from £58,750 to £65,000, a change of £6,250. That works out to roughly +2.3% per year compounded over 4 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 42 Kingsbury Mews, DL1 5UA have?

The current EPC rating for 42 Kingsbury Mews, DL1 5UA is D with a score of 59 out of 100, lodged in July 2014. It has improved from a E recorded in July 2014. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 42 Kingsbury Mews, DL1 5UA?

42 Kingsbury Mews, DL1 5UA has a recorded floor area of 81 m² (872 sq ft), around 27 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 16% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in DL1 5UA. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 42 Kingsbury Mews, DL1 5UA use?

The latest EPC at 42 Kingsbury Mews, DL1 5UA records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Are there any planning records for 42 Kingsbury Mews, DL1 5UA?

42 Kingsbury Mews, DL1 5UA has council approval for rear extension granted in March 2008 under ref. 08/00077/FUL. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What is the council tax band for 42 Kingsbury Mews, DL1 5UA?

42 Kingsbury Mews, DL1 5UA is in council tax band C.

Which area is 42 Kingsbury Mews, DL1 5UA in?

42 Kingsbury Mews, DL1 5UA sits in Darlington. It falls within the DL1 postcode district.

How safe is the area around 42 Kingsbury Mews, DL1 5UA?

Police records around 42 Kingsbury Mews, DL1 5UA show an average of 8 reported crimes per month over the last 12 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 52% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is rising (450% versus the prior period). Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 42 Kingsbury Mews, DL1 5UA?

The closest primary school to 42 Kingsbury Mews, DL1 5UA is Skerne Park Academy (177m), one of 16 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Polam Hall School (767m), with 6 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 42 Kingsbury Mews, DL1 5UA?

The closest bus stop to 42 Kingsbury Mews, DL1 5UA is Coleridge Centre, 129m away. The nearest rail option is Darlington Rail Station, 789m away.

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42 Kingsbury Mews, Darlington, DL1 5UA

3 sales on record1 planning record

Property type

End terrace

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

81 m²

872 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 59

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 42 Kingsbury Mews

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

42 Kingsbury Mews is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Darlington (DL1 5UA). It has a recorded floor area of 81 m² (around 872 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (July 2014) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in July 2014 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from July 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Across 2017–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £136,000 sits 109.2% above the 2022 sale of £65,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£75/sq ft) was about 43.5% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2008. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 81 m² it's 17.4% larger than the typical home in the postcode (69 m² median across 33 EPCs). Most recent transfer: April 2022 at £65,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms2

Building

RefurbishedYes

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Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 22 Jul 2024

Current Certificate(1 of 2)

Jul 2014

EPC Rating

D59

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

4.1 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Jul 2014from Jul 2014

EPC improved fromE49toD59

Wall Insulation

UninsulatedInsulated Cavity

Cavity wall insulation installed

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 42 Kingsbury Mews, Darlington, DL1 5UA, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

42 Kingsbury Mews has an approved rear extension on the planning record.

1 application on record at 42 Kingsbury Mews, Darlington, DL1 5UA

1decisions1extensions7nearby

Mar 2008
ConservatoryFull
Outcome in report
Extension: Rear of property
Erection of a conservatory to rear
Extension
Reference
08/00077/FUL
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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

42 Kingsbury Mews saw 3 transfers in just over a decade — high turnover for the postcode.

Current estimate

£136,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.3% per year over 4 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£65,000

Growth on file: 2.3% per year over 4 years.

Sales timeline

20 April 2022Most recent
£65,000
+1.6%over 3 years
22 February 2019
£64,000
+8.9%over 1 year
17 November 2017
£58,750

Median price across the last 5 sales in DL1 5UA: £110,000 (2024–2020).

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On the street

Versus other Kingsbury Mews homes

Four headline reads against 33 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Price per m² for 42 Kingsbury Mews lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£802

Street avg £1,524

Strongly below

Floor Area

81 m²

Street avg 71 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

4.1 t/year

Street avg 2.9 t/year

Strongly below

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Comparables

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.

Crime

8/mo

Rising year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Coleridge Centre — bus stop.

Closest school

0.2 km

Skerne Park Academy. 22 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around DL1 5UA from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

49.2dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for DL1 5UA

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.0dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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