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

Poppy Cottage is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Manfield, Darlington, Darlington (DL2 2RL). It has a recorded floor area of 81 m² (around 872 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (August 2019) shows an F (score 38), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 107), a 5-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include notable views and a conservatory. Period features are noted in the property record.

2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 81 m² it's 28.6% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (113 m² median across 17 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 76% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £267,000 is 24.2% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£247/sq ft) was about 19% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £215,000 in December 2019.