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About Lime Tree Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Lime Tree Cottage is a detached house in Cleasby, Darlington, Darlington (DL2 2QY). It has a recorded floor area of 154 m² (around 1658 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (February 2025) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 73), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
Sale prices here have outpaced Darlington HPI: 5.2% per year against 0.1% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£271/sq ft) was about 24.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. A recent sale: £450,000 in September 2025. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2004. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 154 m² it's 19.8% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (192 m² median across 3 EPCs).
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Lime Tree Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E52
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
9.1 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Lime Tree Cottage, Cleasby, Darlington, DL2 2QY, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Lime Tree Cottage has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- Nov 2004ExtensionFullGranted
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Full Planning Permission for Erection of Single Storey Extension to Rear of Dwelling
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Price for Lime Tree Cottage has grown more than fourfold since the 1997 starting point.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£438,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.2% per year over 28 years.
Last sold (2025)
£450,000
Growth on file: 5.2% per year over 28 years.
Sales timeline
Versus the street
Four headline reads against 3 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On price per m², Lime Tree Cottage stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£2,922
Street avg £2,308
Floor Area
154 m²
Street avg 188 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
Greencroft — bus stop.
Road noise across the postcode
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Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.7dB
Everything within walking distance
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