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Get started52b is a five-bedroom detached house in Middleton St. George, Darlington, Darlington (DL2 1AL). It has a recorded floor area of 225 m² (around 2422 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (October 2025) shows a C (score 74).
Held since June 1996 — that's 30 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 225 m² the property is well over the postcode median (135 m² across 10 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Today's modelled estimate of £576,000 sits 236.8% above the 1996 sale of £171,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£71/sq ft) was about 61.3% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
52b ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
52b has an approved single-storey extension on the planning record.
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed development - Proposed conversion of garage into bedroom and associated alterations, plus the insertion of 4 no. roof lights (amended description)
52b's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (1996).
£576,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£171,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Price per m² for 52b lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£760
Street avg £2,161
Floor Area
225 m²
Street avg 140 m²
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Ropner Gardens — bus stop.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.8dB

Extension: Single storey
Erection of single storey extensions
20 June 1996Most recent
£171,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in DL2 1AL: £279,000 (2018–2017).
51 Middleton Lane Middleton St George Darlington
Sold Nov 2018
49 Middleton Lane Middleton St George Darlington
Sold Aug 2018
56 Middleton Lane Middleton St George Darlington
Sold Jul 2018
48 Middleton Lane Middleton St George Darlington
Sold Dec 2017
52 Middleton Lane Middleton St George Darlington
Sold Dec 2016
CO₂ Emissions
6.4 t/year
Street avg 6.0 t/year
DL2 1QF
Closest school
1.0 km
St. George's Church of England Academy. 1 school nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.8dB
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