12 Dorchester Court, Marlborough Drive, Darlington, DL1 5YD

12 Dorchester Court is a two-bedroom detached house in Darlington (DL1 5YD). It has a recorded floor area of 51 m² (around 549 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band C. At 51 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (51–63 m²). The building's EPC ratings span C to B, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (November 2008) returns a B (score 81), comfortably above the UK average. The latest certificate is from November 2008, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Untraded for 19 years, with the last transfer in April 2007. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 77% of similar EPCs). Across 1997–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.8% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£219/sq ft) was about 57.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode.