1 Church Close, Middleton St George, Darlington, DL2 1DT

1 Church Close is a three-bedroom detached house in Middleton St. George, Darlington, Darlington (DL2 1DT). It has a recorded floor area of 162 m² (around 1739 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (March 2009) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 73). The latest certificate is from March 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy. The home occupies a corner plot.

Held since September 2009 — that's 17 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. Sale prices here have outpaced Darlington HPI: 5.4% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £373,000 is 49.2% above the 2009 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£144/sq ft) was about 29.4% below the postcode norm. 15 planning records sit against the property, 10 approved, 3 refused. Past consents include tree works, an extension, new windows and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations. At 162 m² it's 22.4% larger than the typical home in the postcode (132 m² median across 7 EPCs).