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Elm Grange Farm, Rowan Cottage, Houghton Bank, Heighington, Darlington, DL2 2XJ

3 sales on record
Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
5
From EPC
Floor area
147 m²
1582 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 61
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Elm Grange Farm

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

Elm Grange Farm is a detached house in Heighington, Darlington, Darlington (DL2 2XJ). It has a recorded floor area of 147 m² (around 1582 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (September 2017) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.

Across 1996–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.9% per year. Last sale on file: £315,000 in August 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Elm Grange Farm's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D61
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
6.6 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Level 3 Building Survey

21st centuryDetached BungalowEPC DExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)No mains gas

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Elm Grange Farm, Rowan Cottage, Houghton Bank, Heighington, Darlington, DL2 2XJ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Elm Grange Farm has no planning applications on record.

A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Elm Grange Farm has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1996.

Current estimate

£331,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.9% per year over 26 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£315,000

Growth on file: 7.9% per year over 26 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 18 August 2022Most recent

    £315,000

    +12.5%over 1 year

  2. 20 May 2021

    £280,000

    +522.2%over 24 years

  3. 22 November 1996

    £45,000

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Everything you need to know about Elm Grange Farm

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Comparables

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A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
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1 Bleath Ghyll

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£386k

1 Blackthorn Drive, Hurworth

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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.
Full Darlington report

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

1.8 km

Hall Lane — bus stop.

Closest school

1.6 km

Heighington Church of England Primary School. 1 school nearby.

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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around DL2 2XJ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for DL2 2XJ

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

47.7dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for DL2 2XJ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

41.1dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about Elm Grange Farm, Rowan Cottage, Houghton Bank, Heighington, Darlington, DL2 2XJ. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.