4 Orchard Grove, Gainford, Darlington, DL2 3EF
About 4 Orchard Grove
4 Orchard Grove is a semi-detached house in Gainford, Darlington, Darlington (DL2 3EF). It has a recorded floor area of 34 m² (around 366 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (May 2024) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. When first surveyed in July 2018 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 126), a 2-band jump.
Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 73% of similar EPCs).
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
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Planning history
4 Orchard Grove 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
4 Orchard Grove has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£132,000
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 3EF: £118,000 (2022–2010).
Versus other Orchard Grove homes
On floor area, 4 Orchard Grove runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
69 (C)
Street avg 59 (D)
Floor Area
34 m²
Street avg 48 m²
CO₂ Emissions
1.8 t/year
Street avg 3.2 t/year
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 3 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
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Spa Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Gainford Church of England Primary School and Preschool. 1 school nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.6dB







