What kind of home is 11 Chelsea Court, Marlborough Drive, DL1 5YE?

11 Chelsea Court, Marlborough Drive, DL1 5YE is a 2-bedroom detached house.

What did 11 Chelsea Court, Marlborough Drive, DL1 5YE sell for?

11 Chelsea Court, Marlborough Drive, DL1 5YE last sold for £97,000 in November 2024, around 2 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £53,500 in February 1998. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 11 Chelsea Court, Marlborough Drive, DL1 5YE?

Across 3 sales between February 1998 and November 2024, 11 Chelsea Court, Marlborough Drive, DL1 5YE rose from £53,500 to £97,000, a change of £43,500. That works out to roughly +2.3% per year compounded over 27 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 11 Chelsea Court, Marlborough Drive, DL1 5YE have?

The current EPC rating for 11 Chelsea Court, Marlborough Drive, DL1 5YE is C with a score of 78 out of 100, lodged in July 2017. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 11 Chelsea Court, Marlborough Drive, DL1 5YE?

11 Chelsea Court, Marlborough Drive, DL1 5YE has a recorded floor area of 31 m² (334 sq ft), around 16 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 45% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in DL1 5YE. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 11 Chelsea Court, Marlborough Drive, DL1 5YE use?

The latest EPC at 11 Chelsea Court, Marlborough Drive, DL1 5YE records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 11 Chelsea Court, Marlborough Drive, DL1 5YE?

11 Chelsea Court, Marlborough Drive, DL1 5YE is in council tax band C.

Which area is 11 Chelsea Court, Marlborough Drive, DL1 5YE in?

11 Chelsea Court, Marlborough Drive, DL1 5YE sits in Darlington. It falls within the DL1 postcode district.

How safe is the area around 11 Chelsea Court, Marlborough Drive, DL1 5YE?

Police records around 11 Chelsea Court, Marlborough Drive, DL1 5YE 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 11 Chelsea Court, Marlborough Drive, DL1 5YE?

The closest primary school to 11 Chelsea Court, Marlborough Drive, DL1 5YE is Polam Hall School (214m), one of 18 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Polam Hall School (214m), with 6 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What is the nearest station to 11 Chelsea Court, Marlborough Drive, DL1 5YE?

The closest bus stop to 11 Chelsea Court, Marlborough Drive, DL1 5YE is Blackwell Lane, 120m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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11 Chelsea Court, Marlborough Drive, Darlington, DL1 5YE

3 sales on record

Property type

Detached

Floor 1st

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

31 m²

334 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 78

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 11 Chelsea Court

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

11 Chelsea Court is a two-bedroom detached house in Darlington (DL1 5YE). It has a recorded floor area of 31 m² (around 334 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2007 onwards and council tax band C. At 31 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (31–60 m²). The latest certificate (July 2017) shows a C (score 78), near the top of the C band.

At 31 m² it sits well below the postcode median (56 m² across 10 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 1998–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £119,000 is 22.7% above the 2024 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£291/sq ft) was about 149.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £97,000 in November 2024.

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

Building

LiftYes

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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.

11 Chelsea Court's carbon output is low for the local stock.

EPC Rating

C78

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

0.9 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 11 Chelsea Court, Marlborough Drive, Darlington, DL1 5YE, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

11 Chelsea 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.

11 Chelsea Court valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£119,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.3% per year over 27 years.

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Last sold (2024)

£97,000

Growth on file: 2.3% per year over 27 years.

Sales timeline

8 November 2024Most recent
£97,000
-1.0%over 7 years
31 October 2017
£98,000
+83.2%over 19 years
27 February 1998
£53,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in DL1 5YE: £95,750 (2025–2021).

Nearby sales in DL1 5YE

On the street

Versus other Marlborough Drive homes

Four headline reads against 10 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

11 Chelsea Court outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£3,129

Street avg £1,567

Strongly above

Floor Area

31 m²

Street avg 54 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

0.9 t/year

Street avg 1.7 t/year

Strongly above

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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.

£119k

1 Dorchester Court, Marlborough Drive

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2 bed1 bath

£111k

1 Chelsea Court, Marlborough Drive

DL1 5YE

2 bed1 bath

£110k

1 Herbert Street

DL1 5DP

2 bed

£110k

1 Kirklee House, Victoria Road

DL1 5NF

2 bed2 bath

£109k

1 Buckingham Court, Marlborough Drive

DL1 5YB

2 bed1 bath

£109k

1 Gainsborough Court, Smithfield Road

DL1 5UH

2 bed

£116k

1 Leafield Road

DL1 5DE

1 bed1 bath

£110k

1 Belvedere Road

DL1 5EP

3 bed1 bath

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

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 5YE from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

51.8dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for DL1 5YE

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

42.2dB

Low

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60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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