Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
1 Academy Gardens, Gainford, Darlington, DL2 3EN
1 planning record
Last sold (2004)
£287,000
We only model an estimate once an EPC gives us the home's size and spec. The full report sets it against recent comparable sales.
- DL2 3EN recent median£245,000
Newest record on this page: January 2026. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Council tax
Band E
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No EPC on record
Sales of this home
1 sale recorded, the latest in 2004
Recent sales in DL2 3EN
5 sales, median £245,000 (2026–2022)
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| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: January 2026 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Not available | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | 1 application | Full history, plus nearby schemes |
| Flood risk | Not shown | Included |
Sales history & valuation
Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Sales timeline
25 August 2004Most recent
£287,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in DL2 3EN: £245,000 (2026–2022).
Nearby sales in DL2 3EN
22 Academy Gardens, Gainford, Darlington, DL2 3EN
Sold Jan 2026
£208,50036 Academy Gardens, Gainford, Darlington, DL2 3EN
Sold Mar 2025
£245,00040 Academy Gardens, Gainford, Darlington, DL2 3EN
Sold Nov 2024
£270,00023 Academy Gardens, Gainford, Darlington, DL2 3EN
Sold Nov 2022
£2,25039 Academy Gardens, Gainford, Darlington, DL2 3EN
Sold Mar 2022
£425,000
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- Larger development activity nearbyIn report
- Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
- Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
- Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report
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About 1 Academy Gardens
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
1 Academy Gardens is a property in Gainford, Darlington, Darlington (DL2 3EN). It has council tax band E.
Held since August 2004 — that's 22 years off the open market, well above the local norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2019. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 1 Academy Gardens, Gainford, Darlington, DL2 3EN, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
1 application on record at 1 Academy Gardens, Gainford, Darlington, DL2 3EN
1decisions1extensions16documents3nearby
- Jul 2019PorchFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension with balcony above, pitched roof over existing side extension & front porch
Extension- Documents
- 16 docs on file
- Reference
- DM/19/01585/FPA
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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
106/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.3 km
Spa Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Gainford Church of England Primary School and Preschool. 1 school nearby.
Nearest schools
- Gainford Church of England Primary School and PreschoolPrimary405m
Nearest stops
- Spa RoadBus stop250m
- Lord NelsonBus stop315m
- A67-Fromer SchoolBus stop572m
- A67-Former SchoolBus stop640m
Most reported crime locally
- Violence & Sexual Offences561 reports38%
- Anti-social Behaviour305 reports20%
- Criminal Damage & Arson181 reports12%
- Other Theft98 reports7%
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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around DL2 3EN from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.4dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
- How the estimate is made
- We don't publish an estimate for 1 Academy Gardens because there is no EPC to tell the model the home's size and specification. The full report sets its records against recent comparable sales in DL2 3EN.
- Where sold prices come from
- Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 1 sale is recorded for 1 Academy Gardens. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
- Reading the EPC
- There is no Energy Performance Certificate on the public register for 1 Academy Gardens. A valid EPC is needed to sell or let a home in England and Wales, and lasts 10 years.
- Planning records
- Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 1 application is matched to 1 Academy Gardens. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
- Area figures
- Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 14 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 1 school and 8 stops listed are measured in a straight line from DL2 3EN, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
- Council tax band
- 1 Academy Gardens is in council tax band E. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.
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