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EPC B
About Garden Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Garden Cottage is a detached house in Manfield, Darlington, Darlington (DL2 2RL). It has a recorded floor area of 131 m² (around 1410 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 2025. The latest certificate (March 2025) returns a high B (score 89), putting the home a stone's throw from an A rating. Main heating runs on oil: heating oil.
It hasn't traded since September 1996, a hold of 30 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 131 m² it's 21.3% larger than the typical home in the postcode (108 m² median across 17 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Today's modelled estimate of £364,000 sits 468.8% above the 1996 sale of £64,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£45/sq ft) was about 78.4% below the postcode norm. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2021.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Garden Cottage ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
EPC Rating
A
B
B89
C
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Very Good
CO2 Emissions
2.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Garden Cottage, Bowling Green Lane, Manfield, Darlington, DL2 2RL, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
- May 2021AmendmentGranted
Non Material Amendment to Planning Permission 18/00153/FULL to Install Escape Window in Storage Loft to the Rear
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Garden Cottage's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1996).
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£364,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (1996)
£64,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
Versus other Bowling Green Lane homes
Four headline reads against 17 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On price per m², Garden Cottage runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£489
Street avg £2,302
Floor Area
131 m²
Street avg 134 m²
CO₂ Emissions
2.0 t/year
Similar properties nearby
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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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
0.1 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around DL2 2RL from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.8dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 12 points of interest in total.
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