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About 17 Balmer Hill
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
17 Balmer Hill is a detached house in Gainford, Darlington, Darlington (DL2 3EJ). It has a recorded floor area of 91 m² (around 980 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (March 2020) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80).
Sale prices here have outpaced Darlington HPI: 11.3% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£240/sq ft) was about 45.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 91 m² it's 19.8% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (114 m² median across 20 EPCs). Sold August 2024 for £235,000.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D66
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
3.9 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
17 Balmer Hill has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 2002.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£247,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 11.3% per year over 22 years.
Last sold (2024)
£235,000
Growth on file: 11.3% per year over 22 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Balmer Hill homes
Four headline reads against 20 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On years held, 17 Balmer Hill runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,582
Street avg £2,066
Floor Area
91 m²
Street avg 109 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 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
0.3 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around DL2 3EJ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.0dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 11 points of interest in total.
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