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About 1 Yatima Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
1 Yatima Cottage is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Bolam, Darlington, Darlington (DL2 2UP). It has a recorded floor area of 95 m² (around 1023 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (February 2020) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (March 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 71), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Period features are noted in the property record.
At 95 m² it sits well below the postcode median (159 m² across 10 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Today's modelled estimate of £299,000 is 17.3% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£249/sq ft) was about 43.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold March 2021 for £255,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Private gardenfront_and_rear
- Parking
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
1 Yatima Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Feb 2020
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E45
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
7.4 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£299,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2021)
£255,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
Versus the street
Four headline reads against 10 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
1 Yatima Cottage outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,684
Street avg £2,111
Floor Area
95 m²
Street avg 147 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
Similar properties nearby
A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor 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.
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around DL2 2UP from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.4dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 5 points of interest in total.
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