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3 Buckingham Court, Marlborough Drive, Darlington, DL1 5YB

3 sales on record

Estimated value

£106,000

  • Since the 2021 sale (£79,500)+33%
  • Against DL1 5YB's recent median (£80,000)+33%

Newest record on this page: January 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.

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Property type
Semi-detached
Floor 00
Bedrooms
2
Bathroom
1
Floor area
53 m²
570 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 76
Council tax
Band B
Tenure
Freehold
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Valuation

About this valuation

How the figure is worked out and what it's based on. If you know this home, you can tell other visitors what you think it's worth.

Our estimate

£106,000

  • Against its 2021 sale (£79,500)+33%
  • Against DL1 5YB's recent median (£80,000)+33%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for 3 Buckingham Court is modelled from its 53 m² EPC floor area, its 3 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in DL1 5YB. 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

    53 m² from the EPC lodged in January 2021

  • Sales of this home

    3 sales recorded, the latest in 2021

  • Recent sales in DL1 5YB

    5 sales, median £80,000 (2025–2022)

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DataThis pageFull report
SalesLatest sale shown: January 2025Latest available records, read when you order
ValuationEstimate from the last refreshAnalysed against comparable sales
PlanningNone on this homeFull history, plus nearby schemes
Flood riskNot shownIncluded
Price

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

  1. 26 September 2021Most recent

    £79,500

    -0.6%over 5 years

  2. 17 July 2016

    £80,000

    +52.4%over 14 years

  3. 4 April 2002

    £52,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in DL1 5YB: £80,000 (2025–2022).

Risks

What this page doesn't show

1 potential issue has already been flagged for 3 Buckingham Court, Marlborough Drive, Darlington, DL1 5YB. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
  • Signs of HMO activity in the areaIn 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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Overview

About 3 Buckingham Court

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

3 Buckingham Court is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Darlington (DL1 5YB). It has a recorded floor area of 53 m² (around 570 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band B. Tenure is freehold. At 53 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (53–68 m²). The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (January 2021) shows a C (score 76), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in January 2015 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good.

Across 2002–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £106,000 is 33.3% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£139/sq ft) was about 25.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 53 m² it's 15.9% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (63 m² median across 15 EPCs). Last sale on file: £79,500 in September 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms2
  • Bathrooms1

Outside

  • Communal gardenYes

Building

  • TenureFreehold
  • RefurbishedYes
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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Current Certificate(1 of 4)
Jan 2021

EPC Rating

A
B
C
C76
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
1.7 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Valid until 3 January 2031

4 years remaining

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Mar 2015from Jan 2015
EPC improved fromD65toC70
Wall Insulation
UninsulatedInsulated Cavity

Cavity wall insulation installed

Jan 2021from Mar 2015
Heating Controls
Prog + StatFull

Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management

Low Energy Lighting
0%100%

More low energy lighting installed

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 3 Buckingham Court, Marlborough Drive, Darlington, DL1 5YB, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

3 Buckingham Court has no planning applications on record.

6

But the area is active

6 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

On the street

Versus other Marlborough Drive homes

Four headline reads against 15 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

3 Buckingham Court is notably below the street on floor area.

Price per m²

£1,500

Street avg £1,302

Above

Floor Area

53 m²

Street avg 61 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

1.7 t/year

Street avg 1.9 t/year

Above
Area

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.
Full Darlington report

Crime

448/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Blackwell Lane — bus stop.

Closest school

0.2 km

Polam Hall School. 24 schools nearby.

Nearest schools

  • Polam Hall SchoolAll-through152m
  • Polam Hall SchoolAll-through152m
  • St Augustine's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary429m
  • Skerne Park AcademyPrimary855m

Nearest stops

  • Blackwell LaneBus stop71m
  • Loraine CrescentBus stop390m
  • South ParkBus stop405m
  • Sainsbury'sBus stop430m

Most reported crime locally

  • Violence & Sexual Offences2,479 reports33%
  • Anti-social Behaviour1,838 reports24%
  • Criminal Damage & Arson812 reports11%
  • Shoplifting632 reports8%

Go deeper on the local area

A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

52.2dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for DL1 5YB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

42.5dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Comparables

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Method

How to read this page

Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
Valuation method in detail
How the estimate is made
The estimate for 3 Buckingham Court is modelled from its 53 m² EPC floor area, its 3 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in DL1 5YB. 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 3 Buckingham Court. 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 3 Buckingham Court was lodged in January 2021 at band C and is valid until January 2031. 4 certificates are on record, which shows how the home has changed.
Planning records
Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. None is matched to 3 Buckingham Court. 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 24 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from DL1 5YB, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
Council tax band
3 Buckingham Court is in council tax band B. 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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