5 Academy Gardens, Gainford, Darlington, DL2 3EN

5 Academy Gardens is a four-bedroom detached house in Gainford, Darlington, Darlington (DL2 3EN). It has a recorded floor area of 142 m² (around 1528 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (August 2013) shows a C (score 72). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82). The latest certificate is from August 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

It hasn't traded since April 2001, a hold of 25 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 142 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). Today's modelled estimate of £278,000 sits 164.8% above the 2001 sale of £105,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£69/sq ft) was about 55.1% below the postcode norm.