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Garden Cottage, Bowling Green Lane, Manfield, Darlington, DL2 2RL

EPC B1 planning record
Property type
Detached
Floor area
131 m²
1410 sq ft
Energy rating
B
Score 89
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

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 21.9% larger than the typical home in the postcode (108 m² median across 18 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.

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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.

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
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Snagging Report

21st centuryDetached HouseEPC BRecent new build

Because the property was built within the last two years, we believe a snagging report is more appropriate for this property than a home survey.

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Garden Cottage, Bowling Green Lane, Manfield, Darlington, DL2 2RL, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 application on record at Garden Cottage, Bowling Green Lane, Manfield, Darlington, DL2 2RL

1decisions2documents
  1. May 2021
    Amendment
    Outcome in report

    Non Material Amendment to Planning Permission 18/00153/FULL to Install Escape Window in Storage Loft to the Rear

    Documents
    2 docs on file
    Reference
    21/00399/NMA
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Price

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

£364,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (1996)

£64,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 26 September 1996Most recent

    £64,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in DL2 2RL: £230,000 (2025–2019).

On the street

Versus other Bowling Green Lane homes

Four headline reads against 18 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

Strongly below

Floor Area

131 m²

Street avg 131 m²

On par

CO₂ Emissions

2.0 t/year

Street avg 8.1 t/year

Strongly above

Years Held

30 years

Street avg 9 years

Strongly above
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about Garden Cottage

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

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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.
£360k

1 Byron Court, Dalton On Tees

DL2 2PX

£344k

1 Balderhead Street

DL2 2XE

£386k

1 Blackthorn Drive, Hurworth

DL2 2FU

£337k

1 Bank Top Cottages, Hurworth Place

DL2 2DP

£337k

1 Blind Lane, Hurworth

DL2 2JB

£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
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

0.1 km

Primary School — bus stop.

Closest school

2.3 km

High Coniscliffe CofE Primary School. 1 school nearby.

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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 2RL from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for DL2 2RL

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

43.8dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for DL2 2RL

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

36.7dB

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 Garden Cottage, Bowling Green Lane, Manfield, Darlington, DL2 2RL. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.