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About 34 Balmer Hill
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
34 Balmer Hill is a five-bedroom detached house in Gainford, Darlington, Darlington (DL2 3EJ). It has a recorded floor area of 123 m² (around 1324 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (June 2021) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
Today's modelled estimate of £339,000 is 26.7% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£202/sq ft) was about 22.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold November 2021 for £267,500. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count.
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
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms3
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D68
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
4.9 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.
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£339,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2021)
£267,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
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.
Habitable Rooms for 34 Balmer Hill runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,175
Street avg £2,094
Floor Area
123 m²
Street avg 107 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 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.
Beautiful places to visit nearby
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