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Get started3 Academy Gardens is a detached house in Gainford, Darlington, Darlington (DL2 3EN). It has a recorded floor area of 215 m² (around 2314 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (July 2012) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76). The latest certificate is from July 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Sale prices here have outpaced Darlington HPI: 5.4% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £436,000 is 45.3% above the 2012 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£130/sq ft) was about 17.8% below the postcode norm. At 215 m² the property is well over the postcode median (96 m² across 20 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. One planning record on file: tree works approved in 2020. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. 13 years since the last transfer (December 2012).
3 Academy Gardens's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 22 Jul 2022
Reduce damaged branch up to 1m, reduce and balance crown up to 1m and thin and reduce by up to 15% to T1. Old Stonepine Tree.
3 Academy Gardens valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£436,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.4% per year over 10 years.
£300,000
Growth on file: 5.4% per year over 10 years.
On floor area, 3 Academy Gardens stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£1,395
Street avg £2,077
Floor Area
215 m²
Street avg 100 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.3dB

14 December 2012Most recent
£300,000
+66.7%over 9 years28 March 2003
£179,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in DL2 3EN: £225,000 (2024–2021).
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.5 t/year
Street avg 4.9 t/year
DL2 3ST
Spa Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Gainford Church of England Primary School and Preschool. 1 school nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.4dB
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