Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Rose Cottage, Houghton Bank, Heighington, Darlington, DL2 2UG
Estimated value
£240,000
- Since the 2001 sale (£60,000)+300%
- Against DL2 2UG's recent median (£474,000)-49%
Newest record on this page: October 2024. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
4
From EPC
Floor area
78 m²
840 sq ft
Energy rating
G
Score 11
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About this valuation
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Our estimate
£240,000
- Against its 2001 sale (£60,000)+300%
- Against DL2 2UG's recent median (£474,000)-49%
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How the estimate is made
The estimate for Rose Cottage is modelled from its 78 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in DL2 2UG. 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
78 m² from the EPC lodged in October 2024
Sales of this home
2 sales recorded, the latest in 2001
Recent sales in DL2 2UG
3 sales, median £474,000 (2021–2013)
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| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: June 2021 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Estimate from the last refresh | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | None on this home | Full history, plus nearby schemes |
| Flood risk | Not shown | Included |
Sales history & valuation
Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Sale price has at least doubled since 1996.
Sales timeline
30 August 2001Most recent
£60,000
+113.0%over 4 years6 October 1996
£28,165
Median price across the last 3 sales in DL2 2UG: £474,000 (2021–2013).
What this page doesn't show
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- 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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About Rose Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Rose Cottage is a detached house in Heighington, Darlington, Darlington (DL2 2UG). It has a recorded floor area of 78 m² (around 840 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (October 2024) shows a G (score 11), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it F (October 2013); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to E (score 53), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on lpg.
Held since August 2001 — that's 25 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across 1996–2001, sale prices on this property compounded at 16.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £240,000 sits 300% above the 2001 sale of £60,000. At 78 m² it sits well below the postcode median (145 m² across 5 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 80% of similar EPCs).
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Rose Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Current Certificate(1 of 4)
Oct 2024
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
G11
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
7.4 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Valid until 14 October 2034
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Dec 2013from Oct 2013
EPC improved fromF29toG3
Heating Controls
FullProg + Stat
Heating controls changed
Hot Water
PoorVery Poor
Hot water efficiency decreased
Low Energy Lighting
83%12%
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
Feb 2014from Dec 2013
Hot Water
Very PoorPoor
Hot water efficiency improved
Oct 2024from Feb 2014
Heating Controls
Prog + StatFull
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Rose Cottage, Houghton Bank, Heighington, Darlington, DL2 2UG, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Rose Cottage has no planning applications on record.
A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.
Versus other Houghton Bank homes
Four headline reads against 5 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On epc rating, Rose Cottage runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
11 (G)
Street avg 34 (F)
Floor Area
78 m²
Street avg 146 m²
CO₂ Emissions
7.4 t/year
Street avg 10.9 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
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.
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
2.2 km
White House Farm — bus stop.
Closest school
2.7 km
Heighington Church of England Primary School. 1 school nearby.
Nearest schools
- Heighington Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary2.7km
Nearest stops
- White House FarmBus stop2.2km
- Red House FarmBus stop2.2km
- Surtees RoadBus stop2.3km
- Surtees RoadBus stop2.4km
Most reported crime locally
- Violence & Sexual Offences561 reports38%
- Anti-social Behaviour305 reports20%
- Criminal Damage & Arson181 reports12%
- Other Theft98 reports7%
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around DL2 2UG from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.7dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.5dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Victorian-eraDetached BungalowEPC GPre-1919 buildExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)No mains gas
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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
- How the estimate is made
- The estimate for Rose Cottage is modelled from its 78 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in DL2 2UG. 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. 2 sales are recorded for Rose 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 Rose Cottage was lodged in October 2024 at band G and is valid until October 2034. 4 certificates are on record, which shows how the home has changed.
- Planning records
- Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. None is matched to Rose 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 8 stops listed are measured in a straight line from DL2 2UG, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
- Council tax band
- Rose Cottage is in council tax band D. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.
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