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About 20 Balmer Hill
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
20 Balmer Hill is a two-bedroom detached house in Gainford, Darlington, Darlington (DL2 3EJ). It has a recorded floor area of 70 m² (around 750 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (March 2012) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 63). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from March 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include notable views. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
Sale prices here have outpaced Darlington HPI: 5.7% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £210,000 is 16.7% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£240/sq ft) was about 43.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 70 m² it sits well below the postcode median (114 m² across 20 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. On the market in September 2017 and unlisted since — roughly 9 years.
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
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Private gardenrear
- Garage
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
20 Balmer Hill 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 01 Mar 2022
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
20 Balmer Hill has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1996.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£210,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.7% per year over 21 years.
Last sold (2017)
£180,000
Growth on file: 5.7% per year over 21 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.
Price per m² for 20 Balmer Hill runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,584
Street avg £2,066
Floor Area
70 m²
Street avg 110 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 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
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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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