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Get started12a is a mid-terrace house in Gainford, Darlington, Darlington (DL2 3DS). It has a recorded floor area of 83 m² (around 893 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (June 2022) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. When first surveyed in May 2011 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 87).
At 83 m² it's 27.8% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (115 m² median across 22 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 82% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £189,000 is 45.4% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£146/sq ft) was about 17% below the postcode norm. Last sale on file: £130,000 in October 2020.
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£189,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£130,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
On epc rating, 12a stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£1,566
Street avg £1,812
Floor Area
83 m²
Street avg 114 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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
46.1dB

Changes detected from historical EPC data
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
More low energy lighting installed
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1 October 2020Most recent
£130,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in DL2 3DS: £300,000 (2024–2021).
CO₂ Emissions
3.3 t/year
Street avg 6.4 t/year
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
39.1dB
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