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16 Blackthorn Drive, Hurworth, Darlington, DL2 2FU

EPC B
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
4
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
116 m²
1249 sq ft
Energy rating
B
Score 85
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 16 Blackthorn Drive

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

16 Blackthorn Drive is a four-bedroom detached house in Hurworth, Darlington, Darlington (DL2 2FU). It has a recorded floor area of 116 m² (around 1249 sq ft). The latest certificate (March 2019) returns a high B (score 85), putting the home a stone's throw from an A rating. The recommended improvements would push it to A (score 95).

Across 2019–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£288/sq ft) was about 27% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 116 m² it's 18.3% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (142 m² median across 55 EPCs). Last sale on file: £360,000 in October 2023.

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

  • Bedrooms4
  • Bathrooms2
  • Open-plan layoutYes
  • EnsuiteYes

Outside

  • Private gardenSouth-facing
  • GarageYes

Building

  • RefurbishedYes
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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

EPC Rating

A
B
B85
C
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Very Good
CO2 Emissions
1.8 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 16 Blackthorn Drive, Hurworth, Darlington, DL2 2FU, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

16 Blackthorn Drive has no planning applications on record.

A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Current estimate

£361,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.5% per year over 5 years.

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Last sold (2023)

£360,000

Growth on file: 3.5% per year over 5 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 4 October 2023Most recent

    £360,000

    +16.9%over 4 years

  2. 29 March 2019

    £307,995

Median price across the last 5 sales in DL2 2FU: £380,000 (2025–2024).

On the street

Versus other Blackthorn Drive homes

Four headline reads against 55 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Price per m² for 16 Blackthorn Drive runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£3,103

Street avg £2,487

Strongly above

Floor Area

116 m²

Street avg 146 m²

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

1.8 t/year

Street avg 2.2 t/year

Strongly above

Years Held

3 years

Street avg 5 years

Strongly below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 16 Blackthorn Drive

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Pick your report · every report is £14.99

One time fee only - money back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£326k

1 Ashville Drive, Hurworth

DL2 2JL

4 bed1 bath
£324k

1 Abbey Farm Cottages, Manfield

DL2 2RE

4 bed
£300k

1 Bleath Ghyll

DL2 2GS

4 bed2 bath
£233k

1 Appletree Close, Hurworth

DL2 2BE

3 bed1 bath
£205k

1 Bakewell Mews

DL2 2FB

3 bed2 bath
£360k

1 Byron Court, Dalton On Tees

DL2 2PX

£344k

1 Balderhead Street

DL2 2XE

£198k

1 Baxby Terrace, Hurworth Place

DL2 2DN

2 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

Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.

Crime

3/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.5 km

Post Office — bus stop.

Closest school

0.3 km

Hurworth Primary School. 6 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around DL2 2FU from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for DL2 2FU

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

46.5dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for DL2 2FU

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.3dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 16 Blackthorn Drive, Hurworth, Darlington, DL2 2FU. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.