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Get started17b is a semi-detached house in Gainford, Darlington, Darlington (DL2 3DL). It has a recorded floor area of 40 m² (around 431 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band A. At 40 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 18 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 39–381 m². The building's EPC ratings span G to C, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (August 2020) shows a C (score 70). When first surveyed in March 2010 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. Main heating runs on electricity.
At 40 m² it sits well below the postcode median (119 m² across 17 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 76% of similar EPCs).
17b has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£116,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
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.
On floor area, 17b runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
70 (C)
Street avg 55 (E)
Floor Area
40 m²
Street avg 87 m²
CO₂ Emissions
2.8 t/year
Street avg 5.7 t/year
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
0.2 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.2dB

Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency improved
Wall insulation upgraded
More low energy lighting installed
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Median price across the last 5 sales in DL2 3DL: £105,000 (2023–2021).
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
Spa Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Gainford Church of England Primary School and Preschool. 1 school nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.3dB