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4 sales on record
About 8 Academy Gardens
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
8 Academy Gardens is a four-bedroom detached house in Gainford, Darlington, Darlington (DL2 3EN). It has a recorded floor area of 111 m² (around 1195 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2020) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77). Other recorded features include a conservatory. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
Sale prices here have outpaced Darlington HPI: 4.6% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £279,000 is 24% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£188/sq ft) was about 19.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold June 2020 for £225,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. At 111 m² it's 16.2% larger than the typical home in the postcode (96 m² median across 20 EPCs).
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
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- StudyYes
- ConservatoryYes
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
8 Academy Gardens's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D56
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
6.5 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.
8 Academy Gardens has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1998.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£279,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.6% per year over 22 years.
Last sold (2020)
£225,000
Growth on file: 4.6% per year over 22 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Academy Gardens homes
Four headline reads against 20 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On co₂ emissions, 8 Academy Gardens runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,027
Street avg £2,035
Floor Area
111 m²
Street avg 105 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 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 3EN from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.3dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 9 points of interest in total.
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