5 Waters End, Gainford, Darlington, DL2 3DU

5 Waters End is a four-bedroom detached house in Gainford, Darlington, Darlington (DL2 3DU). It has a recorded floor area of 142 m² (around 1528 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1967-1975. The latest certificate (September 2024) shows a C (score 72). The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since June 2011. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83).

Untraded for 19 years, with the last transfer in August 2007. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 142 m² the property is well over the postcode median (103 m² across 9 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 78% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £360,000 sits 80% above the 2007 sale of £199,950. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£131/sq ft) was about 38.6% below the postcode norm.