Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Estimated value
£466,000
Newest record on this page: July 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Our estimate
£466,000
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The estimate for 24 The Front is modelled from its 330 m² EPC floor area, its 3 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in DL2 1AS. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
Floor area
330 m² from the EPC lodged in May 2025
Sales of this home
3 sales recorded, the latest in 2013
Recent sales in DL2 1AS
5 sales, median £300,000 (2025–2021)
| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: July 2025 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Estimate from the last refresh | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | 1 of 2 applications | Full history, plus nearby schemes |
| Flood risk | Not shown | Included |
Sale price has at least doubled since 1998.
8 March 2013Most recent
£327,650
-0.7%over 6 years26 October 2006
£330,000
+175.0%over 8 years28 May 1998
£120,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in DL2 1AS: £300,000 (2025–2021).
31 The Front, Middleton One Row, Darlington, DL2 1AS
Sold Jul 2025
34 The Front, Middleton One Row, Darlington, DL2 1AS
Sold Feb 2023
25 The Front, Middleton One Row, Darlington, DL2 1AS
Sold Aug 2021
36 The Front, Middleton One Row, Darlington, DL2 1AS
Sold Jul 2021
28 The Front, Middleton One Row, Darlington, DL2 1AS
Sold Dec 2017
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24 The Front is a semi-detached house in Middleton One Row, Darlington, Darlington (DL2 1AS). It has a recorded floor area of 330 m² (around 3552 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (May 2025) shows a G (score 10), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it E (December 2011); the latest reading is 2 bands lower. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Average to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on house coal.
At 330 m² the property is well over the postcode median (136 m² across 17 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1998–2013, sale prices on this property compounded at 7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £466,000 is 42.2% above the 2013 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£92/sq ft) was about 33.8% below the postcode norm. Last changed hands 13 years ago, in March 2013.
24 The Front sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
Certificate validity
Valid until 29 May 2035
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating system changed
Fuel source changed
Heating controls changed
Hot water system changed
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
2 applications on record at 24 The Front, Middleton One Row, Darlington, DL2 1AS
Extension: Part single, part two storey · Rear of property
Demolition of outbuildings and yard walls, erection of part single storey and part two storey extensions to rear elevation, including new access doors and associated internal alterations (as amended by plans received 14/4/2021)
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On epc rating, 24 The Front runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£993
Street avg £1,730
Floor Area
330 m²
Street avg 158 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
71.0 t/year
Street avg 9.0 t/year
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
106/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
The Devonport — bus stop.
Closest school
1.4 km
St. George's Church of England Academy. 1 school nearby.
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