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About Chapel House
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Chapel House is a detached house in Bolam, Darlington, Darlington (DL2 2UP). It has a recorded floor area of 176 m² (around 1894 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (June 2012) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from June 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since July 1997 — that's 29 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 176 m² the property is well over the postcode median (121 m² across 10 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £477,000 sits 240.7% above the 1997 sale of £140,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£74/sq ft) was about 59.3% below the postcode norm.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Chapel House'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 19 Jun 2022
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Chapel House's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (1997).
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£477,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (1997)
£140,000
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.
Price per m² for Chapel House lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£795
Street avg £2,381
Floor Area
176 m²
Street avg 139 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 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.
Beautiful places to visit nearby
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