39 Academy Gardens, Gainford, Darlington, DL2 3EN
About 39 Academy Gardens
39 Academy Gardens is a four-bedroom detached house in Gainford, Darlington, Darlington (DL2 3EN). It has a recorded floor area of 152 m² (around 1636 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. Other recorded features include attached land beyond the plot. The latest certificate (October 2021) shows a C (score 71). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82).
At 152 m² the property is well over the postcode median (96 m² across 20 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 75% of similar EPCs). One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2012. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2000–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.3% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£260/sq ft) was about 69.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £425,000 in March 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- GarageDouble
- LandYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
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Planning history
1 application on record at 39 Academy Gardens, Gainford, Darlington, DL2 3EN
- Mar 2012ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Single storey extensions to south, west and east, installation of pitched roof and erection of detached garage
- Documents
- 16 docs on file
- Reference
- 6/2011/0413/DM
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 39 Academy Gardens was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£458,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.3% per year over 21 years.
£425,000
Growth on file: 6.3% per year over 21 years.
Sales timeline
18 March 2022Most recent
£425,000
+70.0%over 12 years11 December 2009
£250,000
+117.4%over 9 years8 December 2000
£115,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in DL2 3EN: £225,000 (2024–2020).
Nearby sales in DL2 3EN
40 Academy Gardens, Gainford, Darlington, DL2 3EN
Sold Nov 2024
£270,00023 Academy Gardens, Gainford, Darlington, DL2 3EN
Sold Nov 2022
£2,25034 Academy Gardens, Gainford, Darlington, DL2 3EN
Sold Oct 2021
£225,00032 Academy Gardens, Gainford, Darlington, DL2 3EN
Sold Mar 2021
£222,0008 Academy Gardens, Gainford, Darlington, DL2 3EN
Sold Jun 2020
£225,000
Versus other Academy Gardens homes
On floor area, 39 Academy Gardens stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£2,796
Street avg £1,984
Floor Area
152 m²
Street avg 103 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.2 t/year
Street avg 5.0 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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
Spa Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Gainford Church of England Primary School and Preschool. 1 school nearby.
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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.4dB







