Chapel House, Bolam, Darlington, DL2 2UP

Chapel House is an end-of-terrace house in Bolam, Darlington, Darlington (DL2 2UP). It has a recorded floor area of 165 m² (around 1776 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (April 2026) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since June 2012. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Good to Very Good; while main heating dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 74). Main heating runs on oil. This certificate was lodged in the last six months, so the rating reflects current condition.

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 165 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 £467,000 sits 233.6% above the 1997 sale of £140,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£79/sq ft) was about 65.2% below the postcode norm.