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About Broom Dykes
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Broom Dykes is a detached house in Heighington, Darlington, Darlington (DL2 2XL). It has a recorded floor area of 132 m² (around 1421 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (August 2021) shows a G (score 1), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on to be used only when there is no heating/hot.
Sale prices here have lagged Darlington HPI: -4.5% per year against 0% for the wider region. 4 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs). Sold July 2024 for £315,000.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Broom Dykes's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
G1
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
—
Hot Water
Very Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
23.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Broom Dykes, Brooklyn Farm, Houghton Bank, Heighington, Darlington, DL2 2XL, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
- Jan 2004ConversionAmendmentGranted
Conversion of Outbuildings to form dwelling (as amended by plans received 18 November 2003)
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£326,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -4.5% per year over 3 years.
Last sold (2024)
£315,000
Growth on file: -4.5% per year over 3 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Houghton Bank homes
Four headline reads against 4 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
EPC Rating for Broom Dykes lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
1 (G)
Street avg 36 (F)
Floor Area
132 m²
Street avg 138 m²
CO₂ Emissions
23.0 t/year
Street avg 8.4 t/year
Similar properties nearby
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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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
1.5 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around DL2 2XL from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.0dB
Everything within walking distance
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