12 Pine Tree Grove, Middleton St George, Darlington, DL2 1AG

12 Pine Tree Grove is a three-bedroom detached house in Middleton St. George, Darlington, Darlington (DL2 1AG). It has a recorded floor area of 181 m² (around 1948 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (June 2025) shows a C (score 72). When first surveyed in January 2019 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Poor to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 81). Other recorded features include a self-contained annexe. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.

At 181 m² it's 28.4% larger than the typical home in the postcode (141 m² median across 10 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Today's modelled estimate of £499,000 sits 189.3% above the 2021 sale of £172,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£89/sq ft) was about 50% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2021. Past consents include an extension and a garage conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Sold March 2021 for £172,500. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.