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

EPC B1 planning record

Estimated value

£352,000

  • Since the 1996 sale (£64,000)+450%
  • Against DL2 2RL's recent median (£230,000)+53%

Newest record on this page: September 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.

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Property type
Detached
Floor area
131 m²
1410 sq ft
Energy rating
B
Score 89
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Valuation

About this valuation

How the figure is worked out and what it's based on. If you know this home, you can tell other visitors what you think it's worth.

Our estimate

£352,000

  • Against its 1996 sale (£64,000)+450%
  • Against DL2 2RL's recent median (£230,000)+53%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for Garden Cottage is modelled from its 131 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in DL2 2RL. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.

What it's based on

  • Floor area

    131 m² from the EPC lodged in March 2025

  • Sales of this home

    1 sale recorded, the latest in 1996

  • Recent sales in DL2 2RL

    5 sales, median £230,000 (2025–2019)

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SalesLatest sale shown: September 2025Latest available records, read when you order
ValuationEstimate from the last refreshAnalysed against comparable sales
Planning1 applicationFull history, plus nearby schemes
Flood riskNot shownIncluded
Price

Sales history & valuation

Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Garden Cottage's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1996).

Sales timeline

  1. 26 September 1996Most recent

    £64,000

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

Risks

What this page doesn't show

Nothing is flagged from the data on this page, but these checks are only run in the report. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
  • Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
  • Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
  • Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report

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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 £352,000 sits 450% 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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  • 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.

Current Certificate
Mar 2025

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

Certificate validity

Valid until 26 March 2035

8 years remaining
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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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 10 years

Strongly above
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

106/mo

Falling 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.

Nearest schools

  • High Coniscliffe CofE Primary SchoolPrimary2.3km

Nearest stops

  • Primary SchoolBus stop147m
  • St Edwin's CloseBus stop2.0km
  • St Edwin's ChurchBus stop2.1km
  • Ulnaby LaneBus stop2.1km

Most reported crime locally

  • Violence & Sexual Offences561 reports38%
  • Anti-social Behaviour305 reports20%
  • Criminal Damage & Arson181 reports12%
  • Other Theft98 reports7%

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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
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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.

Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
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1 Ashville Drive, Hurworth

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£372k

1 Blackthorn Drive, Hurworth

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£331k

1 Balderhead Street

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£319k

1 Bank Top Cottages, Hurworth Place

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£305k

1 Blind Lane, Hurworth

DL2 2JB

£300k

1 Bleath Ghyll

DL2 2GS

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How to read this page

Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
Valuation method in detail
How the estimate is made
The estimate for Garden Cottage is modelled from its 131 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in DL2 2RL. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
Where sold prices come from
Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 1 sale is recorded for Garden Cottage. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
Reading the EPC
Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for Garden Cottage was lodged in March 2025 at band B and is valid until March 2035. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
Planning records
Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 1 application is matched to Garden Cottage. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
Area figures
Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 14 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 1 school and 11 stops listed are measured in a straight line from DL2 2RL, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
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