Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Estimated value
£553,000
Newest record on this page: September 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Our estimate
£553,000
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The estimate for Manor Lea is modelled from its 256 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.
Floor area
256 m² from the EPC lodged in May 2010
Sales of this home
1 sale recorded, the latest in 2005
Recent sales in DL2 2RL
5 sales, median £230,000 (2025–2019)
| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: September 2025 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Estimate from the last refresh | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | 1 of 4 applications | Full history, plus nearby schemes |
| Flood risk | Not shown | Included |
Manor Lea valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
7 April 2005Most recent
£220,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in DL2 2RL: £230,000 (2025–2019).
6 Bowling Green Lane, Manfield, Darlington, DL2 2RL
Sold Sept 2025
Laburnum Lodge, Bowling Green Lane, Manfield, Darlington, DL2 2RL
Sold Sept 2020
Poppy Cottage, Bowling Green Lane, Manfield, Darlington, DL2 2RL
Sold Dec 2019
Meadow Edge, Bowling Green Lane, Manfield, Darlington, DL2 2RL
Sold Aug 2019
Rosedale, Bowling Green Lane, Manfield, Darlington, DL2 2RL
Sold Aug 2018
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Manor Lea is a detached house in Manfield, Darlington, Darlington (DL2 2RL). It has a recorded floor area of 256 m² (around 2761 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (May 2010) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from May 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since April 2005 — that's 21 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 256 m² the property is well over the postcode median (108 m² across 18 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £553,000 sits 151.4% above the 2005 sale of £220,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£80/sq ft) was about 62.1% below the postcode norm. 4 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
Manor Lea's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 10 May 2020
Certificate validity
Expired on 10 May 2020
Manor Lea has been through 4 approved planning applications — a well-evolved property.
4 applications on record at Manor Lea, Bowling Green Lane, Manfield, Darlington, DL2 2RL
Extension: Two storey
Full Planning Permission for Extensions and Alterations to Existing Bunglow to Form Two Storey Dwelling
+ 1 more application in the report
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On floor area, Manor Lea stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£858
Street avg £2,268
Floor Area
256 m²
Street avg 124 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
9.2 t/year
Street avg 7.7 t/year
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.
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