8 Eden Lane, Gainford, Darlington, DL2 3BG
About 8 Eden Lane
8 Eden Lane is a detached house in Gainford, Darlington, Darlington (DL2 3BG). It has a recorded floor area of 141 m² (around 1518 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (January 2014) shows an F (score 24), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 4-band jump. The latest certificate is from January 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 141 m² the property is well over the postcode median (105 m² across 6 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement.
Energy performance
8 Eden Lane sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 27 Jan 2024
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Expired on 27 January 2024
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Planning history
8 Eden Lane has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
3 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
8 Eden Lane has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£289,000
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 3BG: £190,000 (2023–2011).
Nearby sales in DL2 3BG
4 Eden Lane, Gainford, Darlington, DL2 3BG
Sold May 2023
£215,000Robins Court West, Eden Lane, Gainford, Darlington, DL2 3BG
Sold Jul 2021
£200,0005a, Eden Lane, Gainford, Darlington, DL2 3BG
Sold Apr 2015
£190,0003 Eden Lane, Gainford, Darlington, DL2 3BG
Sold Jul 2012
£144,000Robins Court East, Eden Lane, Gainford, Darlington, DL2 3BG
Sold Dec 2007
£176,500
Versus other Eden Lane homes
On epc rating, 8 Eden Lane runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
24 (F)
Street avg 64 (D)
Floor Area
141 m²
Street avg 100 m²
CO₂ Emissions
14.0 t/year
Street avg 4.4 t/year
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 4 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
106/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Lord Nelson — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Gainford Church of England Primary School and Preschool. 1 school nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
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
46.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.4dB







