2 Prospect Cottages, Bolam, Darlington, DL2 2UP
About 2 Prospect Cottages
2 Prospect Cottages is a semi-detached house in Bolam, Darlington, Darlington (DL2 2UP). It has a recorded floor area of 66 m² (around 710 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (November 2024) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in December 2014 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 114), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 66 m² it sits well below the postcode median (159 m² across 10 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.
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Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Window efficiency improved
More low energy lighting installed
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919 and has no mains gas supply, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
2 Prospect Cottages 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
2 Prospect Cottages has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£187,000
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 2UP: £385,000 (2025–2020).
Nearby sales in DL2 2UP
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Sold Nov 2025
£385,000Chapel Barn, Bolam, Darlington, DL2 2UP
Sold Mar 2025
£385,0001 Yatima Cottage, Bolam, Darlington, DL2 2UP
Sold Mar 2021
£255,000Paddock House, Bolam, Darlington, DL2 2UP
Sold Nov 2020
£493,000The Old Vicarage, Bolam, Darlington, DL2 2UP
Sold Jan 2020
£615,000
Versus the street
Habitable Rooms for 2 Prospect Cottages lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
55 (D)
Street avg 51 (E)
Floor Area
66 m²
Street avg 150 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.8 t/year
Street avg 8.0 t/year
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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
White House Farm — bus stop.
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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.9dB