7 Orchard Grove, Gainford, Darlington, DL2 3EF

7 Orchard Grove is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Gainford, Darlington, Darlington (DL2 3EF). It has a recorded floor area of 64 m² (around 689 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (February 2020) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since November 2009. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average and hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include a conservatory.

At 64 m² the property is well over the postcode median (36 m² across 11 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Last sale on file: £98,000 in August 2022. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. Across 2006–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at -0.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £124,000 is 26.5% above the 2022 sale price.