What type of property is 8 Buckingham Court, Marlborough Drive, DL1 5YB?

8 Buckingham Court, Marlborough Drive, DL1 5YB is a 2-bedroom semi-detached house.

What did 8 Buckingham Court, Marlborough Drive, DL1 5YB sell for?

8 Buckingham Court, Marlborough Drive, DL1 5YB last sold for £107,500 in September 2022, around 4 years ago. Land Registry has 7 sales on record going back to £45,000 in October 1996. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has 8 Buckingham Court, Marlborough Drive, DL1 5YB appreciated in value?

Across 7 sales between October 1996 and September 2022, 8 Buckingham Court, Marlborough Drive, DL1 5YB rose from £45,000 to £107,500, a change of £62,500. That works out to roughly +3.4% per year compounded over 26 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 8 Buckingham Court, Marlborough Drive, DL1 5YB have?

The current EPC rating for 8 Buckingham Court, Marlborough Drive, DL1 5YB is C with a score of 76 out of 100, lodged in March 2015. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 8 Buckingham Court, Marlborough Drive, DL1 5YB?

8 Buckingham Court, Marlborough Drive, DL1 5YB has a recorded floor area of 63 m² (678 sq ft), around 32 m² per bedroom. Source: EPC Register.

How is 8 Buckingham Court, Marlborough Drive, DL1 5YB heated?

The latest EPC at 8 Buckingham Court, Marlborough Drive, DL1 5YB records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 8 Buckingham Court, Marlborough Drive, DL1 5YB?

8 Buckingham Court, Marlborough Drive, DL1 5YB is in council tax band B. That sits at the lower end of the A-H ladder, typically reflecting smaller floor areas or lower 1991 valuations.

Where is 8 Buckingham Court, Marlborough Drive, DL1 5YB located?

8 Buckingham Court, Marlborough Drive, DL1 5YB sits in Darlington. It falls within the DL1 postcode district.

Is 8 Buckingham Court, Marlborough Drive, DL1 5YB in a safe area?

Police records around 8 Buckingham Court, Marlborough Drive, DL1 5YB 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.

Which schools serve 8 Buckingham Court, Marlborough Drive, DL1 5YB?

The closest primary school to 8 Buckingham Court, Marlborough Drive, DL1 5YB is Polam Hall School (152m), one of 18 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Polam Hall School (152m), with 6 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What is the nearest station to 8 Buckingham Court, Marlborough Drive, DL1 5YB?

The closest bus stop to 8 Buckingham Court, Marlborough Drive, DL1 5YB is Blackwell Lane, 71m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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

7 sales on record

Property type

Semi-detached

Floor 1st

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

63 m²

678 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 76

Council tax

Band B

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 8 Buckingham Court

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

8 Buckingham Court is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Darlington (DL1 5YB). It has a recorded floor area of 63 m² (around 678 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band B. At 63 m² this is the 6th smallest of 16 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 53–68 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (March 2015) shows a C (score 76), near the top of the C band. The rating has held steady at C across 4 certificates since September 2014. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Average and lighting dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 81). The latest certificate is from March 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Across 1996–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.4% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£159/sq ft) was about 48.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold September 2022 for £107,500. 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
Dining roomYes
EnsuiteYes

Outside

ParkingAllocated

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.

8 Buckingham Court's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 04 Mar 2025

Current Certificate(1 of 4)

Mar 2015

EPC Rating

C76

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Average

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

1.8 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Jan 2015from Sept 2014

Heating Controls

FullProg + Stat

Heating controls changed

Low Energy Lighting

20%0%

Low energy lighting percentage decreased

Mar 2015from Jan 2015

Hot Water

GoodAverage

Hot water efficiency decreased

Wall Insulation

UninsulatedInsulated Cavity

Cavity wall insulation installed

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 8 Buckingham Court, Marlborough Drive, Darlington, DL1 5YB, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

8 Buckingham Court has no planning applications on record.

But the area is active

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

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

8 Buckingham Court has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1996.

Current estimate

£117,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.4% per year over 26 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£107,500

Growth on file: 3.4% per year over 26 years.

Sales timeline

11 September 2022Most recent
£107,500
+9.1%over 6 years
11 May 2016
£98,500
+27.9%over 1 year
23 April 2015
£77,000
-16.8%over 2 years
9 September 2012
£92,500
-22.9%over 7 years
29 June 2005
£119,995
+135.3%over 3 years
3 July 2001
£51,000
+13.3%over 4 years
3 October 1996
£45,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in DL1 5YB: £79,500 (2025–2021).

Nearby sales in DL1 5YB

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.

On price per m², 8 Buckingham Court stands well clear of the street.

Price per m²

£1,706

Street avg £1,282

Strongly above

Floor Area

63 m²

Street avg 60 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

1.8 t/year

Street avg 1.9 t/year

On par

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

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1 Kirklee House, Victoria Road

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1 Buckingham Court, Marlborough Drive

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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Full Darlington report

Reported crime in the wider district is trending notably upward year-on-year.

Crime

8/mo

Rising 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.

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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· 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

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