Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Sunnydale, Houghton Bank, Heighington, Darlington, DL2 2UG
Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
6
From EPC
Floor area
145 m²
1561 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 59
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About Sunnydale
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Sunnydale is a detached house in Heighington, Darlington, Darlington (DL2 2UG). It has a recorded floor area of 145 m² (around 1561 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1976-1982. The latest certificate (July 2014) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from July 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 145 m² it's 19.8% larger than the typical home in the postcode (121 m² median across 5 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better 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.
Sunnydale's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 08 Jul 2024
Current Certificate
Jul 2014EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D59
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
7.9 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Expired on 8 July 2024
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Level 3 Building Survey
Late 20th centuryDetached BungalowEPC DNo mains gas
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Sunnydale, Houghton Bank, Heighington, Darlington, DL2 2UG, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Sunnydale has no planning applications on record.
A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Sunnydale has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£381,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in DL2 2UG: £470,000 (2021–1996).
Versus other Houghton Bank homes
Four headline reads against 5 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
EPC Rating for Sunnydale runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
EPC Rating
59 (D)
Street avg 25 (F)
Floor Area
145 m²
Street avg 132 m²
CO₂ Emissions
7.9 t/year
Street avg 10.8 t/year
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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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.
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 4Common questions
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