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About 8 Orchard Grove
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
8 Orchard Grove is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Gainford, Darlington, Darlington (DL2 3EF). It has a recorded floor area of 80 m² (around 863 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (March 2010) shows an F (score 25), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 57), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from March 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Sale prices here have outpaced Darlington HPI: 2% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £183,000 is 32.6% above the 2018 sale price. At 80 m² the property is well over the postcode median (36 m² across 11 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Last sale on file: £138,000 in September 2018.
What this property has
Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Private gardenrear
Building
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
8 Orchard Grove sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 29 Mar 2020
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
8 Orchard Grove valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£183,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.0% per year over 8 years.
Last sold (2018)
£138,000
Growth on file: 2.0% per year over 8 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Orchard Grove homes
Four headline reads against 11 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On epc rating, 8 Orchard Grove runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,722
Street avg £1,949
Floor Area
80 m²
Street avg 44 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Similar properties nearby
A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Darlington district page.
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
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around DL2 3EF from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.7dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 9 points of interest in total.
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